Liberia
climbs in FIFA ranking
Written by Horatio Bobby Willie
Tuesday, 15 April 2008
Liberia has moved seven places above in FIFA’s monthly football
ranking. The world football body ranked Liberia at 138 in the world
for the month.
In February, Liberia was ranked at 145 among football nations on the
globe.
The improvement in the country’s match ranking can be attributed to
the friendly match with Sudan early march.
Liberia beat Sudan 2-0 in the country’s first ever-international
friendly for more than two years.
The country suffered a miserable drop in the month FIFA rankings due
to its failure to take part in several regional competitions both at
senior and junior levels.
The March ranking has also placed Liberia at the 39th position on the
continent.
Liberia was at the 41st place on the continent when the last ranking
was released.
Football followers believe with the arrival of the German Antoine Hey
and the Lone Star engagement in friendly and qualifying round games
the country could go further up the ladder.
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