Harambee Stars drop in latest FIFA Rankings after Russia game
26th October 2023
Russia played out a 2-2 draw with Kenya in the friendly played in Turkey.
- The latest FIFA rankings were released on Thursday 26 October 2023.
- Harambee Stars moved from position 109 to 110.
- Argentina tightened their grip at the summit of the rankings followed by France and Brazil.
Just one month after dropping down four places in the FIFA
rankings released back in September, the men’s national football team Harambee
Stars has dropped down a further spot from position 109 to 110 in the latest rankings
released on Thursday, 26 October 2023.
This follows the team playing out to a 2-2 draw against 2018
World Cup hosts Russia in an international friendly match played on 16 October in
Antalya, Turkey over the last international break.
In the East African region, Democratic Republic of Congo remain the best ranked side on position 65 followed by Uganda (90). Kenya (110), Tanzania (121), Rwanda (140), Burundi (142) and South Sudan (167) then follow each other.
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In Africa, 2022 FIFA World Cup semi-finalists Morocco,
maintained their position as the best-ranked African side as they stayed in 13th
place globally. Senegal (2nd) also maintained position 20.
Third-place Tunisia dropped from position 29 to 32 as
Algeria from number 33 to 34. Egypt (35) closed out the top five places in the
continent.
Overall, there are no changes in the top three. Argentina
(1st) maintain a healthy lead (8.18 points) over their closest challengers,
France.
Meanwhile, Les Bleus have cemented their grip on second
place, extending the gap (which now stands at 40.91 points) between themselves
and Brazil(3rd).
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After being held to a 1-1 draw at home to Venezuela and
succumbing to a 2-0 defeat away to Uruguay, A Seleção now have England (4th)
breathing down their necks.
Belgium continue to round out the top 5, but will also be
looking over their shoulders, with a resurgent Portugal (6th, up 2) knocking on
the door. Like their Iberian neighbours, Spain (8th, up 2) have also made
strides – they are now hot on the heels of the Netherlands (7th).
Next up come Italy (9th) and Croatia (10th, down 4), with
the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia runners-up clinging onto their spot in the top
ten despite their recent setbacks.
The biggest movers and shakers can be found further down the standings. For example, Kosovo (105th) have broken new ground, with a six-place jump taking them into their highest-ever position in the ranking.
Bangladesh (183rd, up 6) will also be feeling buoyant, but the biggest climbers of all are Lithuania (134th, up 9).
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