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