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9/14/2005 |
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Ghana move up FIFA rankings
Ghana have moved up 8 places in the Fifa world rankings following their recent World Cup qualifier win in Kumasi.
Coach Djukovic''s side lie 62nd in the latest standings after victory over Uganda and a draw with Senegal in a friendly. Brazil are still the clear leaders, but the Netherlands move up one place into second, their highest position for more than ten years.
Zidane''s comeback also propels France (6th, up 3) up the ranking, while Sweden (10th, up 5) return to the top ten after an absence of exactly nine years. England slide out of the top ten in the world, falling from seventh to 11th.
Outside the top 50, a number of teams jump ten places or more, including Togo (54th, up 12), Venezuela (57th, up 10), Bosnia-Herzegovina (67th, up 11) and Scotland (74th, up 12). Northern Ireland (101st, up 15) are also part of this select group, not least thanks to their sensational victory over England which also secures this month''s highest points tally.
Six teams - Poland (17th), Togo (54th), Panama (76th), Botswana (96th), Liechtenstein (123rd) and Andorra (125th) - are currently in their highest position since the inception of the ranking in 1993. Meanwhile, Tunisia, Togo, Ukraine, Panama, the USA and Switzerland are leading the race to be crowned Best Mover of the Year 2005.
Africa Rankings
22 Cameroon 23 Tunisia
29 Nigeria
31 Egypt
35 Senegal
36 Morocco
42 South Africa
49 Zimbabwe
50 Côte d''Ivoire
54 Togo
55 Mali
62 Ghana
64 Zambia
65 Angola
72 Congo DR
80 Libya
83 Algeria
87 Kenya
89 Burkina Faso
89 Guinea
The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 19 October 2005.
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