Ghana's opponents falls in Fifa rankings

Ghana’s opponents in the next 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers Uganda have plummeted in the latest FIFA ranking showing that they are dwindling in form before facing the Black Stars next month.

The Cranes’ poor results in the two recent Africa Cup of Nations (Afcon) qualification outings have come at a cost as far as their rating is concerned.

Last month, The Cranes reached a generation-high of 79th in the world after defeating Guinea 2-0. However, back-to-back 0-1 losses against Togo this month have seen them drop to 84th in the latest rankings released today.

Ironically, Togo are the biggest movers – rising 73 places after breathing life into their Afcon qualification hopes.

Togo moved into 52nd overall with Algeria moving up five places to 15th, making them the highest-ranked African nation.

This setback comes for Uganda as they face Ghana in next month’s qualifier in Kampala.

Meanwhile, Belgium moved into the top four of the rankings for the first time, following a strong start to Euro 2016 qualification. Belgium are unbeaten since their World Cup exit at the hands of Argentina in July and replace Netherlands, who slip to fifth after disappointing recent results.

Portugal take Switzerland’s place in the top 10 with the leading three of Germany, Argentina and Colombia remaining unchanged.