{"id":205089,"date":"2016-04-07T15:22:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-07T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=205089"},"modified":"2016-04-07T15:22:00","modified_gmt":"2016-04-07T15:22:00","slug":"black-stars-now-38th-in-latest-fifa-rankings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/04\/black-stars-now-38th-in-latest-fifa-rankings\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Stars now 38th in latest FIFA Rankings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s Black Stars have moved up three places and are now ranked 38th on the latest rankings released by FIFA today.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars played two competitive matches against Mozambique in the past month and recorded a win and a draw.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana has 693 points and is 3rd on the African rankings behind Algeria and Cote d\u2019Ivoire who are 1st and 2nd respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Senegal and Egypt close out the top 5.<\/p>\n<p>In terms of the global rankings, Argentina is the new number one team in the world with Belgium, Chile, Colombia and Germany rounding up the top 5.<\/p>\n<p>Spain, Brazil, Portugal, Uruguay and England close out the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Citi Sports<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s Black Stars have moved up three places and are now ranked 38th on the latest rankings released by FIFA today. 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