Harambee Stars drop two places in Fifa rankings
What you need to know:
- The national football team is now placed in position 88, down from the 86th position it held in June.
- The national women’s football team, Harambee Starlets, have moved from position 133 to 130 in the women’s ranking as their preparations for the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations gather momentum.
- The Starlets beat Algeria two months ago to qualify for the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations.
Kenya has dropped two places in the latest Fifa rankings released on Thursday by the world football governing body.
The national football team is now placed in position 88, down from the 86th position it held in June.
In the latest rankings, Uganda is placed 65th in the world, making the Uganda Cranes the highest ranked team in the Cecafa region. At position 88, Kenya is second in the region followed by Rwanda (121), Burundi (123) and Tanzania (124).
Argentina, Belgium, Columbia Germany and Chile are the top-five ranked nations by Fifa, while Algeria - at number 22 - still remains the top-ranked African nation in the standings.
Kenya’s opponents in next month’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifier Zambia are placed at position 91, just three places below Harambee Stars.
Meanwhile, The national women’s football team, Harambee Starlets, have moved from position 133 to 130 in the women’s ranking as their preparations for the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations gather momentum.
The Starlets beat Algeria two months ago to qualify for the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations.
“The journey has just began. There was a time when this team was not even being ranked, but now we have entered the fray and we are competing just like the other countries that are serious about this sport,” Starlets coach David Ouma told Daily Nation Sport on Thursday.
“I hope that we shall be able to play more international matches so that we can move even higher in the rankings but more importantly so that we can be in good shape to face our regional opponents come November.”
