Ghana retained its place as the highest-ranked African side on Wednesday following the release of Fifa\u2019s latest rankings.<\/p>\n
The lack of action for national team over the past one month helped the Black Stars to maintain their position in Africa.<\/p>\n
Ghana also retained its 15th position in the world as the top ranked sides all maintained their positions.<\/p>\n
The World Cup quarter-finalists have recently profited from their performances over the past one year which catapulted them to the top of African football.<\/p>\n
Ivory Coast are the second highest ranked African side but are six rungs below Ghana in the overall ranking on 21.<\/p>\n
Egypt maitainedf its third place in Africa while South Africa are fourth on the continent ahead of Nigeria who are fifth.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, the top five sides in the world remain unchanged \u2013 with world champions Spain leading the Netherlands, Germany, Brazil and Argentina.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/p>\n
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