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Ghana ranked 48thth in the world now they have slipped to 52North Dakota in the FIFA Ranking for the month of November.
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The accumulated points of the Black Stars have been reduced from 1438 to 1424.
Egypt and Cameroon have overtaken Ghana in the FIFA rankings after a consecutive defeat at the 2021 African Cup of Nations in November 2020.
The Black Stars have fallen in the FIFA rankings due to their inconsistent performance in the double against Sudan at the 2021 African Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Ghana beat Sudan 2-0 at Cape Coast, courtesy of Andre Ayew’s double, but suffered a 1-0 loss to the North Africans in the reverse match.
On the African continent, Ghana now ranks eighth.
Senegal, which is ranked 20th in the world, continues to lead the African table by moving up one place in the world.
Tunisia ranks 26th in the world, while Algeria, the African champion, fell one place to 31st in the world.
Nigeria fell three spots to 35th. Morocco moved up four spots to 35th.
Coach CK Akonnor has won two and lost two since taking over the Black Stars from former boss James Kwesi Appiah in January 2020.
However, he had to wait until October 2020, before playing his first game in charge of the Black Stars. Ghana lost 3-0 to its West African neighbor Mali, but recovered with a 5-1 victory over Asian champions Qatar.
Akonnor’s first competitive match was against Sudan in Cape Coast, which Ghana won 2-0, but its players suffered a defeat in the second leg.
Despite losing in the reverse match to Sudan, the Black Stars lead their group comprising Sudan, South Africa and Sao Tome and Principe. They will only need one drawing to reserve a spot at AFCON.
