Nigeria climbed one place to 38th position in Fifa's latest women's world rankings as mixed fortunes hit a host of the continent's heavyweights.
Thomas Dennerby's team dropped one place to 39th in December despite winning the African Women's Cup of Nations in Ghana.
However, an encouraging record of three wins in six international friendlies in 2019 lifted them to 38th and remain top of the log in Africa.
The top four teams in Africa stay unchanged with 2019 Women's World Cup campaigners Cameroon, South Africa and Ghana occupying the second, third and fourth positions respectively.