Ghana move up in FIFA ranking for August

But Algeria still kept their position in Africa as the highest rated nation in the latest FIFA ranking.

Argentina maintained their position as the highest ranked team in the world, while Belgium also kept their place as world number two.

Top 10 in the world

The top ten in the FIFA ranking for the month of August is unchanged from last month

Argentina

Belgium

Colombia

Germany

Chile

Portugal

France

Spain

Brazil

Italy

Top ten in Africa

However, there are several changes in the top ten list of the Africa ranking.

Algeria

Ghana

Cote d’Ivoire

Senegal

Egypt

Tunisia

Morocco

Cameroon

Congo DR

Cape Verde

Ghana have overtaken Ivory Coast, while Morocco have surpassed Cameroon, with Cape Verde replacing Mali in the top ten ranked nations in Africa.