The Black Stars are the 36th best national football team in
the world, but 11 places down from their position same time last year.Ghana
have moved a place up in the latest FIFA World Ranking released on Thursday.July’s
ranking sees Ghana on the 36th position – one place better than they did in
June - with a corresponding increase in total accumulated points by 21.
Placed
25th in July last year, Ghana now finds themselves between Cote d’Ivoire (35)
and Albania (37) on the ladder.
The Black Stars’ last assignment was a 2-0 away win over
Mauritius in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers in June.On continental
level, Ghana are still third behind Algeria (32) and Cote d’Ivoire (35), and
ahead of Senegal (41) and Egypt (43).Tunisia (45), Cameroon (53), Morocco (54),
Congo DR (59) and Mali (61) complete the top 10.
Back on the global stage, there was no change among the top
five, with Argentina, Belgium, Colombia, Germany and Chile maintaining their
positions in that order.European champions Portugal have moved up by two places
to sixth, followed by France (moved up 10 places), Spain, Brazil and Italy to
wrap up the top 10.Ghana’s highest ever performance since the ranking’s
introduction in August 1993 remains a 14 place in February 2008, while their
worst placement was an 89 position in June 2004.
The Black Stars return to action in September when they take
on Rwanda – currently ranked 111 - in the AFCON qualifiers.The next edition of
the ranking will be released on August 11.
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