The Fall Continues Unabated

....83rd in the world; 18th in Africa
Ghana continued to fall in world rankings when it dropped a further three places down the ladder in the monthly world football rankings by world football governing body FIFA released Wednesday.

In the March edition of the FIFA ranking Ghana dropped from 80th to 83rd behind countries like Libya, Guatemala, Cuba, Trinidad and Tobago and China PR.

The February ranking had Ghana dropping from 79th position to 80th.

Ghana, four times African champions still lag behind Zimbabwe who made their debut at the African Cup of Nations this year.

The dip by Ghana in the overall world ranking corresponds with a fall in its ranking on the African continent.

Ghana moved two steps down from the16th place it occupied in the February ranking to the 18th position.

Dethroned African champions, Cameroon are still ranked as the best African side despite failing to retain their African crown at the African Nations Cup. Nigeria who placed third in tournament are second in the ranking, one place above Senegal who could only reach the quarterfinal stage.

Tunisia who by virtue of their triumph at the African Cup of Nations moved up 14 places in the world ranking to 31 in the February ranking have dropped one step down to the 32nd spot in the world but still maintain their fourth position in Africa.

The FIFA ranking is done based on the performance of countries in international competitions and friendlies. Ghana?s absence from the African Nations Cup of course has contributed to her inability to accumulate points.

1. Cameroon

2. Nigeria


3. Senegal


4. Tunisia


5. Morocco


6. Egypt


7. South Africa


8. Mali


9. Zimbabwe


10. Algeria


11. DR Congo

12. Kenya


13. Zambia


14. Burkina Faso


15. Burkina Faso


16. Ivory Coast


17. Libya 18. Ghana 19. Angola


20. Guinea


21. Togo


22. Rwanda


23. Uganda

24. Congo


25. Sudan


26. Malawi


27. Liberia


28. Botswana


29. Gabon


30. Swaziland


31. Mauritius


32. Madagascar


33. Lesotho

34. Benin


35. Mozambique


36. Ethiopia


37. Gambia


38. Cape Verde Islands


39. Namibia


40. Burundi


41. Sierra Leone


42. Chad


43. Eritrea

44. Tanzania


45. Equatorial Guinea


46. Seychelles


47. Niger


48. Mauritania


49. Central African Republic


50. Guinea-Bissau


51. Somalia


52. S?o Tom? e Pr?ncipe


53. Djibouti