Fifa rankings: Harambee Stars up one place
Harambee Stars players sing the National Anthem from the bench on July 15, 2014 before their friendly match against Burundi at Nyayo Stadium. Kenya has climbed to position 116 in the February Fifa rankings. PHOTO | CHRIS OMOLLO |
What you need to know:
- The national team is now placed at 116, moving up from position 117 which it held last month.
- New African Champions Ivory Coast are still second in the continent behind Algeria with losing finalists Ghana occupying third spot.
Kenya has surprisingly moved up one slot up in the latest Fifa rankings released on Thursday by the world football governing body.
The national football team is now placed at position 116, moving up from slot 117 that it held last month.
Harambee Stars have a total of 266 points though they have not played any international match this year. However, Kenya still lags behind neighbours Uganda and Tanzania. Uganda Cranes, who narrowly missed out on this year’s Africa Cup of Nations that came to a close last Sunday in Equatorial Guinea, have moved up one place to 76th.
Tanzania on the other hand have dropped three places to 107. Other Cecafa region countries ahead of Kenya include Ethiopia (102) and Sudan (112). Kenya is ahead of Burundi, who are ranked 124th.
Rwanda remains the highest-ranked country in the Cecafa region at position 72, four places down from last month's ranking.
In Africa, Harambee Stars ranked 36th, with Uganda (21), Ethiopia (30), Tanzania (32) and Sudan (34).
Kenya’s highest-ranking was back in December 2008, when the country was ranked 68th globally while its lowest was in December 2007, when the country fell to a lowly 137th place.
IVORY COAST SECOND
New African champions Ivory Coast are still second on the continent, behind Algeria, with losing finalists Ghana occupying third spot.
The top seven positions remain the same, with Germany still perched at the top followed by South American countries Argentina and Colombia while Divock Origi’s Belgium are in fourth place.
