31 sporting disciplines in Ghana: Teqball boosts best ranking, boxing and armwrestling in pole positions as football falls behind plus badminton, bodybuilding not ranked and more

Teqball has emerged as the best performing Ghanaian sporting discipline on the global sport ranking index released by the World Sport Ranking.

Teqball, which is a ball sport that is played on a curved table, combining elements of sepak takraw and table tennis, is the highest ranked sporting discipline in the country – beating football, athletics, cricket, tennis, and table tennis.

Boxing is the next best ranked sporting discipline, placing 26th on the 156-country ranking table – scoring three stars as against leaders United State of America who have 10 stars and ranking ahead of Mexico and the Great Britain.

Surprisingly, Armwrestling have the next highest ranking by placing 29th globally out of 50 countries, beating the Great Britain, Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany on the ladder. On the continent, Ghana armwrestling is ranked second with Egypt leading the pack.

Since 2014, the multi-criteria database of the World Sport Ranking makes it possible to compare elite and mass sports performances between all the countries having National Olympic Committees.

The report has been published by the World Sport Ranking which is a sports policy evaluation platform developed by Nadim Nassif, Associate Professor in Physical Education and Sports from Notre Dame University – Louaize (NDU), in collaboration with IN & Sport, an international sport consultancy firm.

Interestingly, Ghana are not ranked in badminton, bodybuilding, handball, Jujitsu, Polo, Sailing, Squash, and Tug of War.

Ranking of the 31 sporting disciplines in Ghana and their positions on the global ranking.

• Teqball – 17th (76)
• Boxing – 26 (156)
• Armwrestling – 29 (50)
• Weightlifting – 50 (95)
• Fencing – 56 (108)
• Cricket – 66 (86)
• Football – 69 (199)
• Wrestling – 72 (76)
• Powerlifting – 79 (84)
• Para sports – 79 (160)
• Athletics – 81 (195)
• Rugby Union – 86 (106)
• TAEKWONDO – 94 (180)
• Tennis – 99 (137)
• Swimming 106 (191)
• Table Tennis – 108 (147)
• Judo – 121 (136)
• Chess – 132 (153)
• BRAZILIAN JUJITSU – 28 (33)
• RUGBY LEAGUE – 32 (43)
• Karate – 132 (152)
• Basketball 169 (188)
• Volleyball – 195 (206)
• Badminton – not ranked
• Bodybuilding – not ranked
• Handball – not ranked
• JUJITSU – not ranked
• Polo – not ranked
• Sailing – not ranked
• Squash – not ranked
• Tug of War – not ranked