{"id":44508,"date":"2025-09-18T09:00:20","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T09:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/?p=44508"},"modified":"2025-09-18T09:06:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T09:06:40","slug":"black-stars-move-one-place-up-in-latest-fifa-ranking-maintain-14th-spot-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/black-stars-move-one-place-up-in-latest-fifa-ranking-maintain-14th-spot-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Stars moves to 75 in latest FIFA ranking"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>The Black Stars of Ghana have moved one place up in the latest FIFA ranking following their recent performance in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers.<\/strong><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<div>The country ranked 76th back-to-back, but in the latest released rankings, they have improved its position by one.<\/div>\n<div>READ MORE: <a title=\"King Faisal petitions CAS to annul new term limit extension of GFA\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/king-faisal-petitions-cas-to-annul-new-term-limit-extension-of-gfa\/\">King Faisal petitions CAS to annul new term limit extension of GFA<\/a><\/div>\n<div>The progression follows the Black Stars&#8217; performance during the September 2025 international window, where they faced Chad and Mali in the World Cup qualifiers.<\/div>\n<div>They picked four points from six, drawing Chad and beating \u00a0Mali at the Accra Sports Stadium.<\/div>\n<div>READ MORE: <a title=\"CAFCL : Frimpong Manso rallies for Ghanaian\u2019s support for GoldStars against JS Kabylie\" href=\"https:\/\/www.saharafootball.net\/cafcl-frimpong-manso-rallies-for-ghanaians-support-for-goldstars-against-js-kabylie\/\">CAFCL: Frimpong Manso rallies for Ghanaian\u2019s support for GoldStars against JS Kabylie<\/a><\/div>\n<div>Despite the improvement in the global ranking, they, however, remain unchanged in the continental ranking.<\/div>\n<div>Ghana sits 14th on the African continent.<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block; text-align: center;\" data-ad-layout=\"in-article\" data-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7515973527815049\" data-ad-slot=\"5197133662\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Black Stars of Ghana have moved one place up in the latest FIFA ranking following their recent performance in the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers. 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