Ghana’s senior women’s national team, the Black Queens, have moved three places up in the latest FIFA Women’s World Rankings.

This follows their strong performance at the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations, where they won bronze, as well as a dominant 7–0 aggregate victory over Egypt in the 2026 WAFCON qualifiers, and improved tactical organisation under coach Kim Björkegren.

The Black Queens have now moved from 59th place to the 62nd position.

On the continental front, the Black Queens rank third in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) standings out of the about thirty African nations listed in FIFA’s Women’s World Rankings, they sit just behind Nigeria (40th globally) and South Africa (45th globally) at 59th globally, followed by

The upward movement reflects a string of encouraging performances in recent outings, underlining the team’s steady progress and growing confidence on the international stage.

It also signals renewed momentum within the squad as efforts to rebuild and strengthen the team begin to yield results.

FIFA rankings for men

The last FIFA ranking in October 2025 placed Ghana a spot higher, moving them from 76th to 75th following the Black Stars’ matches against Mali and Chad. The team earned three additional points from those games.

They subsequently moved two more places in the next FIFA World Ranking, following their performances in the qualifiers. The four-time African champions rose to 73rd in the world after a successful October international window.

Despite this progress on the global stage, Ghana remained 14th in Africa. Earlier, in July, Ghana’s Black Stars had fallen about six places in FIFA’s rankings.

This followed a loss to Angola and a 1–1 draw with Niger during the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers in September.

In the ranking released on July 10, Ghana was ranked 76th in the FIFA World Rankings. This left the former African giant outside the top 10 national teams as they continued their push to rejoin the continent’s elite.

According to the July ranking, Argentina retained its position as number one, followed by Spain, France, and England, with Brazil occupying the fifth spot.

In Africa, Morocco topped the rankings, sitting 12th globally with 1,698.72 points. Senegal also moved up a place from 19th. Egypt dropped to 34th globally but remained third in Africa, despite slipping from 32nd due to a quiet international window with no matches played since March.

Meanwhile, other teams gained points through qualifiers and friendlies, allowing them to climb higher in the rankings.

Algeria (36th), Nigeria (44th), and Ivory Coast (45th) followed closely, despite the latter’s recent AFCON success. Tunisia (49th), Cameroon (51st), Mali (54th), and South Africa (57th) rounded out the African top ten, with Ghana sitting just outside the group.

Meanwhile, Ghana sealed their place at the 2026 World Cup with a hard-fought 1–0 victory over Comoros in their final Group I qualifier at the Accra Sports Stadium on Sunday, October 12, marking the country’s fifth appearance at football’s biggest tournament.

As they looked forward to discovering their group-stage opponents during the official draw scheduled for December 5, the team also planned an Asian tour to face South Korea and Japan as part of their preparations for the tournament.

This was announced by the Ghana Football Association (GFA) on October 9 in a press release following Ghana’s 5–0 victory over the Central African Republic.

The first match was scheduled for November 14 in Toyota as part of the Kirin Cup against Japan, before the team travelled to Seoul to face South Korea three days later, on November 17.

Both Japan and South Korea had already qualified for the 2026 World Cup and were expected to field full-strength squads, providing Ghana with a crucial test ahead of upcoming continental and global competitions.

The Asian tour formed part of the GFA’s broader plan to give coach Otto Addo the platform to evaluate his squad and fine-tune tactics ahead of the global tournament.