The Super Eagles retained its 66th position in the monthly FIFA World ranking that was released from Zurich, Switzerland on Thursday.
The Sunday Oliseh lads got 540 points to keep its place in the world.
They are ranked 12th in Africa.
The three-time African champions now trail Cote d’ Ivoire, Algeria, Ghana, Cape Verde, Tunisia, Senegal, Congo, Guinea, Cameroon, Egypt, DR Congo, Uganda and Mali.
Nigeria would be hoping to improve its ranking with an impressive display in the double header Nations Cup qualifier against the Pharaohs of Egypt next month.
The Nigerian side failed to pick a quarterfinal ticket at the ongoing African Nations Championship in Rwanda.
Meanwhile, Belgium, Argentina and Spain hold their increasingly familiar top three slots while Hungary (19, plus 1) and Turkey (20, plus 1) enter the top 20, thanks to Côte d’Ivoire’s exit (28, minus 9).
Hungary’s small increase comes with a massive celebration.
Hungary have reached their best ever position since the FIFA World Ranking was introduced in 1993.
This month, Africa loses two teams from the top 50, bringing the new total to six, while the representation of the other confederations in the top 50 has not changed for the February Ranking.
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