Ghana move into the top 20 of the world rankings for the first time

Ghana moved into the top 20 of the world rankings for the first time in the latest Fifa ranking released on Wednesday.

The West Africans moved up three places to occupy the 19th position in the world and second in Africa.

Given the limited number of international matches played this month, the top of the list remains largely unchanged, with Cameroon still the continent's highest ranked team.

African Rankings - March 2007 (world rankings in brackets):

1. Cameroon (18)
2. Ghana (19)
3. Ivory Coast (20)
4. Mali (35)
5. Nigeria (36)
6. Egypt (41)
7. Morocco (44)
8. Senegal (45)
9. Tunisia (46)
10. Burkina Faso (56)
11. Angola (57)
12. South Africa (60)
13. Guinea (62)
14. Zambia (67)
15. Togo (71)
16. Algeria (78)
17. Cape Verde Islands (79)
18. Congo DR (83)
19. Ethiopia (87)
20. Zimbabwe (91)
21. Congo (93)
22. Libya (97)
23. Gabon (98)
24. Uganda (102)
25. Malawi (104)
26. Botswana (105)
27. Equatorial Guinea (107)
28. Tanzania (110)
29. Liberia (114)
30. Sudan (115)
31. Burundi (117)
32. Benin (118)
33. Rwanda (121)
34. Mauritania (122)
35. Namibia (123)
36. Kenya (128)
37. Mozambique (131)
38. Seychelles (132)
39. Gambia (134)
40. Chad (135)
41. Eritrea (142)
42. Mauritius(144)
43. Niger (148)
44. Swaziland(149)
45. Sierra Leone (152)
46. Lesotho (166)
47. Central African Republic (183)
48. Madagascar (184)
49. Comoros (187)
50. Guinea-Bissau (193)
51. Somalia (194)
52. Djibouti (199)
52. Sao Tome e Principe (199)