Harambee Stars have improved in the latest FIFA World rankings released by the governing body on Thursday.Kenya is now ranked at position 102, having moved up six places on the log as the team placed 108 in the immediate last two rankings.On top of that, Stars currently have 1208.96 points, which is an improvement as the team had 1197.73 points in the last ranking.The rise is attributed to the recent performance in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers played this month.##NAJAVA_MECA_8342684##Stars were held to a goalless draw by The Warriors of Zimbabwe in a group J 2025 AFCON qualifier match played in Uganda on 6th September.Engin Firat’s boys then walked away with all three points after a 2-1 against Namibia on 10th September in South Africa.The win against Namibia has majorly contributed to the rise, as Namibia were ranked at position 98 prior to the match.On the global stage, the top 10 teams are unchanged from the last rankings, with Argentina still ranked as the world’s best football team, followed by France and Spain occupying the second and third positions respectively.England, Brazil, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal Colombia, and Italy are the other teams that are in the top 10, with once again no African team making it to the top 10.President Ruto offers solution to axed U-17 team playersMorocco are once again the best-ranked African team, sitting in position 14 once again but with 6.7 points gained from the previous rankings.Joining Morocco in the top 3 teams in Africa are; Senegal at position 21, having dropped two places, and Egypt at 31 after moving five places up.The top 10 has Ivory Coast at 33, Tunisia(36), Nigeria(39), Algeria(41), Cameroon(53), Mali(54), and Congo DR, who are the only East African team in the top 10 at position 58.Starlets forward Janet Bundi joins National Bank of EgyptNeighbours Uganda and Tanzania are ranked at position 90 and 110, respectively having gone up five places each.Kenya has a chance to move into the top 100 positions in the next rankings should they get a positive result against Cameroon next month.
