Ghana is now the second best on the African continent, according the latest world ranking released by FIFA on Thursday.

The Black Stars moved up one place to 35th position in the latest FIFA/Coca Cola World ranking and have replaced Côte D'Ivoire as second in Africa.

The senior national team however behind Algeria (1st) with AFCON holders Cote d'Ivoire now (3rd) while Senegal and Egypt maintained their (4th) and 5th) positions respectively in the top five on the continent.

In the Women category, Ghana has maintained its 46th position in the world and (2nd) best on the African continent, behind Nigeria (1st).