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Black Stars move up four places in world FIFA ranking

The senior national football team of Ghana have moved up four places in the FIFA ranking for November.

Black Stars of Ghana. (Images Image)

Ghana who were ranked 51st last month have risen on the ranking to 47th place thanks to the wins against South Africa and Sao Tome.

The Black Stars defeated South Africa 2-0 and Sao Tome 0-1 in the qualifiers for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) this month.

On the Africa continent, the Black Stars are sixth behind Senegal, Tunisia, Nigeria, Algeria and Morocco.

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Senegal retained the top spot in Africa after retaining the 20th place in the world, while Tunisia moved up two places to 27th in the world and second in Africa.

Comoros proved to be the highest risers have risen to nine places in the rankings issued by the International Football Federation (FIFA), leaving them at 133rd in the world.

The Comoros team won an important victory over Togo 1-0, before being held to a goalless draw with Egypt to top the group with 4 points.

Kenya climbed "two places" in the rankings, to rank 106th in the world after a draw against Egypt and Togo in the qualifiers for the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

England's two UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying wins against Czech Republic and Montenegro last month have seen them move up into fourth place in the latest FIFA rankings.

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Gareth Southgate's Three Lions have moved up a spot and replaced Croatia, the side they lost to in the semi-finals of the 2018 FIFA World Cup last summer.

The top three stayed the same, with Brazil at No. 3, World Cup winners France at No. 2, and Belgium at No. 1.

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