With the latest FIFA rankings seeing Nigeria remain at 43rd in the world, it may be the last month for a while that the Super Eagles remain in the Top 50.

With the Super Eagles not participating in the African Cup of Nations finals, you can expect to see major jumps for other African countries over the next month.

Points at major tournaments like AFCON have a significant higher value than for any friendlies that Nigeria may play in.

There are a number of African teams who are at the finals not far behind Nigeria, including Mali at 49th, Zambia at 50th, South Africa at 52nd, the DRC at 57th, Congo at 61st, Gabon 62nd and Burkina Faso at 64th.

Good performances from any, or all, of these teams at the tournament could see them leapfrog Nigeria.

Sudan, who will clash with the Eagles later this month in Abu Dhabi, UAE, occupies the 108th position.

The finalists at the 2014 World Cup – Germany and Argentina – have maintained their positions in the rankings, with Colombia, Belgium and Holland completing the top five countries in the world.

The next ranking will be published by the official website of Fifa, fifa.com on 12th February, 2015.