Ghana Maintains 33rd Position In First FIFA Ranking Of 2016

Ghana maintained its 33rd position on the first FIFA ranking for 2016 released on Thursday for the month of January.

That means the Black Stars still remain Africa third best country behind Cote d’Ivoire (19th) and Algeria (33rd).

With the majority of the top teams enjoying a well-deserved break in the final weeks of 2015, the situation in the top 50 remains largely unchanged in the latest ranking.

Belgium remain top of the table while Argentina and Spain have also held onto their respective second and third positions.

Below is the top 50 list of the Coca Cola FIFA Men’s Rankings:

Rank Team

1 Belgium

2 Argentina

3 Spain

4 Germany

5 Chile

6 Brazil

7 Portugal

8 Colombia

9 England

10 Austria

11 Uruguay

12 Switzerland

13 Ecuador

14 Netherlands

15 Italy

16 Romania

17 Wales

18 Croatia

19 Côte d’Ivoire

20 Hungary

21 Turkey

22 Bosnia and Herzegovina

23 Mexico

24 Russia

25 France

26 Slovakia

26 Czech Republic

28 Algeria

29 Ukraine

30 Northern Ireland

31 Republic of Ireland

32 USA

33 Ghana

34 Sweden

35 Poland

36 Iceland

37 Costa Rica

38 Albania

39 Cape Verde Islands

40 Tunisia

41 Greece

42 Denmark

43 Iran

44 Finland

45 Senegal

46 Paraguay

47 Peru

48 Congo

49 Guinea

50 Trinidad and Tobago

AFRICA RANKING

1 – 19 Côte d’Ivoire

2 – 28 Algeria

3 – 33 Ghana

4 – 39 Cape Verde Islands

5 – 40 Tunisia

6 – 45 Senegal

7 – 48 Congo

8 – 49 Guinea

9 – 57 Cameroon

10 – 58 Egypt

11 – 60 Congo DR

12 – 62 Uganda

13 – 63 Mali

14 – 66 Nigeria

15 – 67 Zambia

16 – 69 Equatorial Guinea

17 – 74 South Africa

18 – 76 Morocco

19 – 77 Gabon

20 – 78 Benin

21 – 81 Libya

22 – 89 Burkina Faso

23 – 91 Rwanda

24 – 93 Togo

25 – 95 Botswana

26 – 101 Kenya

27 – 103 Niger

28 – 103 Liberia

29 – 105 Angola

30 – 106 Malawi

Ghana Maintains 33rd Position In First FIFA Ranking Of 2016