After beating Ethiopia 2-0 in the 2019 African Cup of Nations qualifiers, Ghana jumped up one place in the FIFA global football rankings published on Thursday, November 29.
The Black Stars moved from the 52nd position to the 51st position on the global ranking and have also moved a position upon the continental level.
November's release sees the Black Stars increase in total accumulated points from 1407 to 1412.
The Black Stars have also ascended by one spot from seventh to sixth, ahead of Cameroon (55th in the world), Egypt (56), Burkina Faso (61) and Mali (64).
Senegal (23) beat Tunisia (26) for the top spot, while Morocco (40), Nigeria (44) and Congo DR (49) make up Africa’s top five.
Belgium tops the world rankings while France ranks second and Brazil third.
In other highlights from the November rankings, Sudan made the biggest move after climbing eight positions to place 127th in the world rankings, while Russia suffered its worst drop, after losing seven positions to place 48th.
FIFA world rankings (October positions in parentheses)
1. Belgium (1)
2. France (2)
3. Brazil (3)
4. Croatia (4)
5. England (5)
6. Portugal (7)
7. Uruguay (6)
8. Switzerland (8)
9. Spain (9)
10. Denmark (10)
Top 10 African teams:
23. Senegal (25)
26. Tunisia (22)
40. Morocco (47)
44. Nigeria (44)
49. DR Congo (46)
51. Ghana (52)
55. Cameroon (51)
56. Egypt (58)
61. Burkina Faso (57)
64. Mali (66)
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