Ghana ranked 50th in latest FIFA ranking

Ghana has moved a step forward in the latest FIFA ranking and are now ranked 50th in the World.

The Black Stars were 51st in the last ranking but have now moved to occupy the 50th position.

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They also ended the year as the eighth best team on the continent; swapping places with Nigeria who had points deducted for fielding an unqualified player in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Senegal are still Africa's topmost team with Tunisia (27) and Egypt (31) in the chasing pack.

Germany have finished 2017 on top of the rankings after their triuph in the Confederations Cup.

The world champions, who qualified to defend their crown in Russia by winning all ten of their qualifiers and have been unbeaten in 15 matches in 2017, succeed Argentina and Belgium, who were 'Team of the Year' in 2016 and 2015 respectively.