Despite the country currently serving a suspension from the world football governing body, Harambee Starlets have moved up a place in the latest FIFA Women Rankings.Starlets are now ranked 147th in the world, leapfrogging Caribbean Island nation St. Lucia with their total points remaining constant with the last ranking that was released back on Friday 25 March.Mozzart Sport Football Kenya Federation Premier League Team of the SeasonThe last time Starlets kicked a ball was back in October 2021 when they thumped South Sudan 1-7 in the First Round of the Africa Women’s Cup of Nations (AWCON) qualifiers.Even with 130 matches being played since the last ranking in March, the FIFA Ranking failed to change much with the top 10 remaining unchanged.##NAJAVA_MECA_6458253##Plenty of changes are however expected in the weeks ahead with the UEFA Women’s EURO 2022 on the schedule, not to mention qualifying matches for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia/New Zealand 2023 in the OFC, CONMEBOL, CAF and CONCACAF zones.Kenya is under a FIFA suspension for government interference in football after Sports Cabinet Secretary Amina Mohamed disbanded the Football Kenya Federation (FKF) on grounds of misappropriation of public funds.Starlets failed to honour their clash against Uganda back in February after the former FKF CEO Barry Otieno wrote to CAF informing them that they are unable to successfully organise the match with a new office in charge of football.Blunderers Gor Mahia issue apology to government after one million shilling Madaraka Day Cup sagaThe latest rankings released on Friday 17 June is the biggest yet, with Seychelles (160th), Burundi (169th) and British Virgin Islands (174th) taking the total number of teams now included in it to 181 from FIFA’s 211 member associations.The top three in the Ranking is unchanged. USA (1st) lead the way from Sweden (2nd) and France (3rd) with Nigeria remaining the top ranked African nation as they sit 39th globally.
