Kenya drops five places in FIFA rank after S. Sudan defeat
The national
men’s football team has dropped four places into 109th in the latest FIFA
rankings published by the world governing body on Thursday.
The Harambee
Stars played two international friendly matches this month, beating Qatar 2-1
in Al-Wakrah and then losing 1-0 to South Sudan in Nairobi.
Kenya
dropped 6.93 points to a cumulative of 1184.14 with that particular drop attributed
to the defeat against the lowly ranked South Sudan.
South Sudan
fed off that victory to gain the most points within the Confederation of
African Football (CAF) region although they remained at position 167.
Morocco (13th),
Senegal (20th), Tunisia (29th), Algeria (34th) and Egypt (35th) remained
unchanged as the continent’s highest ranked nations.
Mali (49th)
and Côte d’Ivoire (50th) moved up two spots apiece to reclaim their positions
amongst the top 50.
Following
their 1-0 triumph over Ecuador and a 3-0 away success against Bolivia in their
opening CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers, Argentina (1st) tighten their
grip at the summit of the world rank.
Second place
France lost some ground on the Albiceleste after suffering a 2-1 friendly
defeat at the hands of Germany.
Meanwhile,
Brazil (3rd), England (4th) and Belgium (5th) retain their places in a top five
that remains unchanged from the July 2023 edition of the global ranking.
The next
FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 26 October.
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