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Ghana Premier League rated 63rd by
IFFHS
By Masahudu Ankiilu Kunateh, Ghanadot
Accra, Aug 2, Ghanadot - The
Ghanaian Premier League has been rated 63rd in the world by
the International Federation of Football History and
Statistics, IFFHS, in its first assessment for the year of
the relative strengths of the various leagues. The just
ended league saw an intriguing finish to the league title
and relegated teams.
But by the IFFHS criterion, the level of performance of a
league is reflected by the best classified teams of that
league who in turn usually represent their country in
international club competitions.
Asante Kotoko and Heart of Lions failed to progress to the
Group phase of this year's Caf Champions League.
At present Nigeria has the strongest African league ahead of
Egypt, Angola, Algeria, Cameroon and the once strong league
of Tunisia.
The big surprise is the present 28th place of the league of
Libya.
Nigeria - with three teams still represented
in the group phase of the Caf club competitions - has the
best chance of becoming the strongest African league 2009
and, with it, breaking the North African dominance.
But Egypt remains the greatest rival.
The English Premier League has a large lead as the strongest
European league, but, as result of large differences in
performance of the teams, its lead as the strongest league
in the world is only a narrow one.
This is reflected also in the fact that only English team
reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup.
Ghanadot
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