Ghana jumped four places on the latest Fifa rankings released on Wednesday for the month of October.
The Black Stars are now rated 33rd in the world and Africa�s third best country.
Ivory Coast are the continent�s best and seven-time champions Egypt are in second place.
This month�s 2-0 win over Sudan in the Nations Cup final qualifier and the 0-0 draw with Nigeria in an international earned points for the 2010 World Cup quarter-finalists.
Spain sit top the overall ranking ahead of the Netherlands, who second and Germany in third place.
The Fifa ranking was largely shaped by a total of 136 matches played in qualifying matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil and various continental championships.
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