{"id":308424,"date":"2017-04-06T10:44:04","date_gmt":"2017-04-06T10:44:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=308424"},"modified":"2017-04-06T10:44:04","modified_gmt":"2017-04-06T10:44:04","slug":"ghana-ranked-45th-in-latest-fifa-ranking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2017\/04\/ghana-ranked-45th-in-latest-fifa-ranking\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghana ranked 45th in latest FIFA ranking\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s inactivity during the FIFA date for international friendlies has cost the Black Stars on the world ranking after slipping two places.<\/p>\n<p>The Black Stars are now ranked 45th in the world but still remained eighth in Africa as FIFA took into account 129 games played.<\/p>\n<p>Egypt remained the Africa No.1 country as they moved up one place to 35th on the table; followed by Senegal, Cameroon and Burkina Faso.<\/p>\n<p>Ghana could not accumulate points after failed to arrange for friendlies due to the lack of cash by the Football Association.<\/p>\n<p>Brazil capped off a fine fortnight of football as they moved to the top of the FIFA\/Coca-Cola World Ranking, reclaiming their seat at the top of the podium after a seven-year hiatus.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By Rahman Osman\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ghana\u2019s inactivity during the FIFA date for international friendlies has cost the Black Stars on the world ranking after slipping two places. 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