Ghana moved one place up in latest FIFA Ranking released by the world football governing body on Thursday, November 29.
Senegal replaced Tunisia as the highest ranked African national team when the monthly statistics were released by football’s world governing body Fifa on Thursday.
The Teranga Lions rose from second place in the rankings following their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying victory in Equatorial Guinea earlier this month.
Tunisia lost away to Egypt in the same competition and were also beaten at home by Morocco in a friendly.
Globally, Belgium is still on top while World champions France still at number 2.
Brazil and Croatia maintained their 3rd and 4th position respectively.
Africa’s Top 20 on November’s Fifa rankings (global position in brackets):
- 1. Senegal (23)
- 2. Tunisia (26)
- 3. Morocco (40)
- 4. Nigeria (44)
- 5. DR Congo (49)
- 6. Ghana (51)
- 7. Cameroon (55)
- 8. Egypt (56)
- 9. Burkina Faso (61)
- 10. Mali (64)
- 11. Ivory Coast (65)
- 12. Guinea (66)
- 13. Algeria (67)
- 14. Cape Verde (72)
- 15. South Africa (72)
- 16. Uganda (75)
- 17. Zambia (82)
- 18. Congo Brazzaville (84)
- 19. Gabon (85)
- 20. Benin (94)
