Ghana drop one place down in FIFA rankings, maintain second place in Africa
Posted On Thursday, 14th March 2013
The Black Stars are a place down in the latest FIFA World Rankings released on Thursday ahead of this month’s World Cup qualifier against Sudan but maintain their second place in Africa.
The Ghanaians are now 20th on the table in the March edition after being leapfrogged by Belgium.
The Black Stars however gains 18 points more to accumulate 883 points.
The team is still ranked above newly crowned African champions Nigeria on the continent.
Nigeria have moved to fourth on the continent with their perennial rivals still occupying the second-table.
Ivory Coast are first with Mali third on the table.
World champions Spain maintain their first position, followed by Germany and Argentina.
Five-times world champions Brazil are ranked under Ecuador, Switzerland and Greece and only six places above Mali.
Mali, who have never played at the World Cup, are 24th after climbing one place.
South America’s 10 teams all remained in the top 50, with the lowest-ranked Venezuela occupying 43rd place.
Brazil are not involved in the World Cup qualifiers and have plummeted down the rankings as friendlies earn fewer points than competitive games in the completed rankings calculations.
Afghanistan, languishing near the foot of the table until last month, leapt 48 places thanks to wins over Laos and Sri Lanka, leaving them 141st out of 209 teams.
Japan are Asia’s highest-ranked team in 26th while Ivory Coast, 13th, are the top Africans and Mexico, 15th, are the CONCACAF region’s top-ranked side.
There was no change among the leaders where world and European champions Spain are top, followed by Germany, Argentina, England and Italy.
Fifa’s Top 10 for March for Africa, world ranking in brackets:
- 1. Ivory Coast (13)
- 2. Ghana (20)
- 3. Mali (24)
- 4. Nigeria (30)
- 5. Algeria (34)
- 6. Zambia (36)
- 7. Tunisia (44)
- 8= Burkina Faso (50)
- 9 Central African Republic (52)
- 10. Cape Verde Islands (57)
Fifa’s Top 10 for March for the world
1. Spain
2. Germany
3. Argentina
4. England
5. Italy
6. Colombia
7. Portugal
8. Netherlands
9. Croatia
10. Russia
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Nigeria ranked 4th on April 1994 FIFA ranking, the highest ranking an African country have ever reach in the history of FIFA ranking. Nigeria don’t care about FIFA ranking bullshit for now. We are current Africa Champion for christ seek, so all what we care now is to build a strong team that we represent Nigeria and Africa as a whole well in upcoming Confederation cup in Brazil on june 2013. And also qualified for world 2014. Period.
You care about FIFA ranking only when Nigeria is ranked the best in Africa. That is why you went as far back as 1994 to recount history. You are not fooling anyone, but yourself. If you are proud of your achievement in 1994 so should you accept your standing today, because it is the same body that was responsible for the ranking back then.
We don’t care about FIFA Paper rankings,all we know is that we’re the CHAMPIONS OF AFRICA nd representing the entire continent for the Confederations CUP.
You won’t win more than 1 game at the confederations cup!! hahahahahaha your team has no quality! Only Ghana could have done well since we would have recalled Champions league players playing for good clubs like Essien, Prince Boateng, Muntari among many others.
If you think Friday Mba and other small boys are going to win you any games against the big boys you are a clown. Only Ghana and Ivory Coast has the talent to even challenge some of these teams on our best days. on your best day you can only challenge maybe us but, never the worlds best!
Africa needs the Black Stars!!
Long live Ghana! The finest team in Africa!! What a race of men!!
Number 1= NIGERIA, number 2= BURKINA FASO,number 3=Mali thats the medals podium for 2013.
That ranking is a false ranking and we all know it!! hahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahaha
Look at these inferior Negroes begging for our attention! You will always be below us. We are the Black Stars. World cup quarter Finalist. 4 Semi-Final appearances in a row at the African cup. The most relevant and consistent team in Africa today. Nigeria may have LUCKILY won the African cup but, they will be gone by 2015 and we will STILL be challenging for the title! Consistency counts!!
A small team like Nigeria will NEVER be world cup quarter finalist and neither will any of those lucky teams but, the Black Stars, the hope of Africa will always be relevant.
Thank you, and God bless the Black Stars!!!
Ghanaman I am just suprise to read your comment.Are you an African you are refering to Nigerians as Negroes are you a white man I suppose so.If not you are Negroes too And if you believe in FIFA ranking that is your problem .The position of this national team is on the field of play as far as I am concern FIFA is a confuse Organisation .Check the ranking yourself..Is not about Nigeria but about the rating itself
The ranking is a historical document! How can Nigeria who did not even qualify for the last African cup and were humiliated at the world cup hope to be ranked high??
We both know Nigeria cannot win more than one game at the confed cup so, that won’t help your ranking either… Apart from Tahiti can you confidently say you will win any more games?? ahhahahahahahahahahahahha
Confederation cup as not started you have already condemn Nigeria. Why the hatred my brother this is what is killing africans we hate ourselves. Listen to yourself are you really making sense eh!Either Nigeria win one game or not Nigeria wil represent Africa for the slot. As an Afriacan I am ashame of you
I am a realist. You don’t have the quality to beat Spain or Uruguay in South America. Playing Uruguay in South America will be like a difficult away game since they will fill the stadium. In other worlds the best you will get is one win. Will I support you?? It depends on how Nigerians act around me… If they are arrogant and don’t respect what the BLACK STARS have done for Africa then, I will root against the Super Chickens! If they are respectful I may even not be sad if Nigeria does well… In all likelihood though you will win 1 game and disgrace Africa like Egypt did last time around!
ONLY and I mean ONLY Ghana and Ivory Coast have the talent to challenge these teams on our BEST DAY!!
Fifa ranking is rubbish England in 4th place ,Italy 5th team that place in Euro final.For christ sake tell me what Ivory coast is during in 13TH place while Brazil is 18th. Tell does reflect the truth level of this teams.
The FIFA ranking gives a teams HISTORY over the last 4 years. And weighs recent years more heavily. England does not lose many games in regular time. In fact they win or draw almost all their games so, get a lot of ranking points. Ivory Coasts loss to Nigeria was their first loss in OPEN play in over 2 years. So, they are consistently one of the better sides in the world.
Ghana is the best tournament team in Africa
2006 world cup Round of 16
2008 African cup Semi Final
2010 African cup Final
2012 World cup Quarter Final
2012 African cup Semi Final
2013 African cup Semi Final
No African team has ever achieved this nor will any African team ever achieve this. It takes actual talent and intelligence to achieve these types of results and consistency.
LONG LIVE the Black Stars and long live Ghana! The finest team in Africa!!
1 Spain
2 Germany
3 Argentina
4 England
5 Italy
6 Colombia
7 Portugal
8 Netherlands
9 Croatia
10 Russia
11 Ecuador
12 Greece
13 Côte d’Ivoire
14 Switzerland
15 Mexico
16 Uruguay
17 France
18 Brazil
19 Belgium
20 Ghana
21 Sweden
22 Chile
23 Bosnia-Herzegovina
24 Mali
25 Denmark
26 Japan
27 Czech Republic
28 Montenegro
29 Norway
30 Nigeria
Fifa ranking is rubbish England in 4th place ,Italy 5th team that played in Euro final.For christ sake tell me what Ivory coast is during in 13TH place while Brazil is 18th. Tell me does this reflect the truth level of this teams
The FIFA ranking gives a teams HISTORY over the last 4 years. And weighs recent years more heavily. England does not lose many games in regular time. In fact they win or draw almost all their games so, get a lot of ranking points. Ivory Coasts loss to Nigeria was their first loss in OPEN play in over 2 years. So, they are consistently one of the better sides in the world.
Ghana is the best tournament team in Africa
2006 world cup Round of 16
2008 African cup Semi Final
2010 African cup Final
2012 World cup Quarter Final
2012 African cup Semi Final
2013 African cup Semi Final
No African team has ever achieved this nor will any African team ever achieve this. It takes actual talent and intelligence to achieve these types of results and consistency.
LONG LIVE the Black Stars and long live Ghana! The finest team in Africa!!
That is your opinion my friend Black star and The Elephant of Ivory coast when to AFCON together if they good enough they suppose to win the tournament eh. I believe what your team need now is how to qualify for WC. Leave Nigeria with their headache chao! Stop the hatred stars doesnt not game good team understanding wins game my friend
That is your opinion my friend Black star and The Elephant of Ivory coast went to AFCON together if they good enough they suppose to win the tournament eh. I believe what your team need now is how to qualify for WC. Leave Nigeria with their headache chao! Stop the hatred stars doesnt not game good team understanding wins game my friend
Ghana is not going to the World cup coz they will be eliminated by Zambia.Forget the rankings!
The Bantu Apes have no chance!!!
watch wat wil happen in d fifa cafd caf . Up 9ja
watch wat wil happen in d fifa cafd cup . Up 9ja
Ghana has not won silverware in the past 33 years and u think u’re the best.msheeeewww!!!U’re the escort team of Africa.
Germany has not won silverware in 20 years yet are considered one of the top 4 teams in the world! Same for Argentina!
@ghana man, I can see hate, Envy, jelousy in you.., but let tell ur miserable small, pupet, Godforsaken country can never messure up to NIGERIA. Today Nigeria is your CHAMPION, u have to accept that fact or u go committ suicide for all i care. Your fluke 1/4 final in world is just a flash in the pan. By the way when did your Azonto country played in their fisrt w/cup’ that was after The Super Eagles, the best African ranked team in footballing history had grace the world stage severally. U are here celebrating 20th position, fool….
@ ghana man, who is afraid of spain, in 98 w/cup spain was the best team in europe but The super Eagle beat them @ the hieghest level of football. You will always remain at the back waters os african football, Black Asssssss’ the Super Eagles are back run for ur miserable life, Zambia and Sudan will finish u, Foollllll.
Sudan are going to teach u another lesson after b faso nd mali and i hope u’ll zip it dis time.
ThankGod u said top team but not the best like spain.
ghana man u jus a simple petty fool,germany won euro 96 n argentina is known world wide as a great football nation. why compaaring lizard with crocodile
ghanians neva learn, jus humble ursef n God will lift u up.in 30yrs nigeria won 2 nations cup an u hear talking rubbish.wen ghana blck stars as noting to show for there big ego mouth. u talk abou reaching quater final while naija belive dey can win the world cup. dats how u won bronze in barcelona an u were bragging to hav come of age claiming to be the brazil of africa when we trash ur masters n role model to capture gold in atlanta 96.jus stop been myopic
i shit on dis post by ghana man
Ghana is the best tournament team in Africa
2006 world cup Round of 16
2008 African cup Semi Final
2010 African cup Final
2012 World cup Quarter Final
2012 African cup Semi Final
2013 African cup Semi Final
No African team has ever achieved this nor will any African team ever achieve this. It takes actual talent and intelligence to achieve these types of results and consistency.
LONG LIVE the Black Stars and long live Ghana! The finest team in Africa!!
@ghana MUMU, It could have been better dat you were not born, you such a monumental disgrace to the entire black race . Ur life is full of hate, jelousy , envy. You are so obsses about NIgeria, let me tell u no matter the hate a lizard will never be like the crocodile. U are a sadist and dat wat u will remain, becos de Super Eagle is soaring and will continue to soar high above the skys of Africa’ am sure soonest u will committ suicide becos of Nigeria. Adieu
@ghana mumu, are aware dat ur blackk Assss has never played in a confedration cup and will not do so, in another 50 years to come. 35 years of bragging and nothing to show. God gives grace to the humble, pls be humble and let God show u mercy, and ur 35 yrs of Trophyless agony perhaps may come to and end….I express our sincere Sympathy unbehalf of my great coutry….Fooll!!!!!!
Nigeria won 1994 afcon,was not there in 1996 & 1998 due to political reason…2000-finalist lost on penalty to cameroon…2002-3rd place….2004-3rd place…..2006-3rd place…..2008-quarterfinalist(lost to ghana)…..2010-3rd place……2012….didn’t qualify….2013-CHAMPION…..worldcup record 1994-second round…..1998-second round….2002-group stage…..2010-group stage…Ghanaman is just a big fool
Nigeria won 1994 afcon,was not there in 1996 & 1998 due to political reason…2000-finalist lost on penalty to cameroon…2002-3rd place….2004-3rd place…..2006-3rd place…..2008-quarterfinalist(lost to ghana)…..2010-3rd place……2012….didn’t qualify….2013-CHAMPION…..worldcup record 1994-second round…..1998-second round….2002-group stage…..2010-group stage…Ghanaman is just a big fool,no black & white afcon again
You just proved my point! You can never match Ghana!!!
Ghanasoccer ur sit is A shitttt and bias, u will allow ur compatriots run their gutter mouth while ur delete others comments, Shamfull, inferiority complex in every thing. Shitttt site… Fuck
Mark my words Gahanaman,even if you insult the Zambians,we are qualifying for the world cup for the first time ,just as we won the AFCON 2012 for the first time.Infact by insulting us you are giving us blessings.
Your mother is whore!!! A Bantu slut and, you will NEVER defeat the Black Stars in Ghana! The REAL Chipolopolo(whatever that means) will hit you before one of your balls hit our net!
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@ghana man u are a black monkey how dare u compare the great nation naija with ur shit hole called ghana nd also comparing ur black yansh team with super eagles, a team dat cannot even win anything for past 3 decades, ateam dat qualifies for its first ever world cup in 2006..where was black yansh of gahana btw 1993 to 2006? If not for d political reasons we could won 1996 nd 1998 nations cup…we are playing in our 2nd confedration cup has ur black yansh team ever feel d confd cup??…@ghana man u are nothing but an animal
@tanco don’t mind that gorrilla called Ghaanaman.let me also add my own pionts…why was Ghana in early 2000s?I mean 2000,2002,20004??we nigeria co hosted afcon wit ghana in 2000.we reached d final but lost to cameroon on penalities.
2-where was Ghana in korea japan 2002 worldcup?and afcon mali 2002?
3-where was Ghana in afcon tunsia 2004?
4- Ghana started doing well a little in 2005 when they qualified for their ist worldcup that’s d only good thing that happened to Ghana since they won 1982 afcon
5-did u know in afcon 2006 Ghana existed in Group stage.nigeria Top the group with maximum 9pionts.taiwo scored a freekick long range against Ghana they are playing defensively