Ghana’s Black Stars climbed nine places up on Thursday’s edition of the Coca-Cola/FIFA ranking after finishing fourth at the just ended Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon.
The Black Stars, previously ranked 54th are now 45th on the World ranking having reached the semi-finals of the AFCON
Ghana also moved from the 9th position on the Africa continent to 8th just one place.
Africa Champions Cameroon moved 29 places on the ranking to occupy the 33rd position on the globe where as finalist and seven-time Africa Champions Egypt stay top on the Africa ranking and 23rd in the World despite placing second at the AFCON
Cote d’ Ivory dropped to 47th in the World and 9th in Africa behind Ghana
Argentina, Brazil, Germany, Chile and Belgium are still ranked the top five countries in the World.
Below is a complete list of the 10 best teams in Africa and the World Africa
1. Egypt -23rd in world
2. Senegal -31st in world
3. Cameroon -33rd in world
4. Tunisia -36th in world
5. Congo DR -37th in world
6. Burkina Faso -38th in world
7. Nigeria -41st in world
8. Ghana -45th in world
9. Côte d’Ivoire -47th in world
10. Morocco -48th in world
World
1. Argentina
2. Brazil
3. Germany
4. Chile
5. Belgium
6. France
7. Colombia
8. Portugal
9. Uruguay
10. Spain
