World Club Power Rankings are out with Gor Mahia and Kenya Police leading Kenyan clubs as the only two sides inside the top 2,000 clubs worldwide.The ranking, which is done by Opta, usually ranks over 13,000 men’s domestic football teams and over 2,000 women’s domestic teams on a scale of zero to 100, where zero is the worst and 100 the best.Follow Our WhatsApp Channel For More NewsThe rankings are updated on a daily basis and currently compile the rankings of 413 domestic leagues drawn from 183 different countries across the globe to provide a truly global rating system.While measuring the ability of clubs that are found in different continents and may never play each other or clubs with different qualities is difficult, the power rankings employ a technology that uses different data parameters for rankings.Kenya Police FC to strengthen squad ahead of CAF Champions League debutAs it stands, Gor Mahia continue to be the highest-ranked team in the country with a global rank of 1,664 and a rating of 66, emphasizing their dominance in Kenyan football.Newly crowned FKF Premier League champions Kenya Police FC are the second-best-ranked team in Kenya at 1,702 globally and a 65.8 rating, joining K’Ogalo as the only two Kenyan teams in the top 2000.Mozzart Bet-sponsored Kakamega Homeboyz have leapfrogged Tusker to become the third most powerful team in Kenya and 2,044 globally, with a rating of 64.1. 12-time league champions Tusker FC are fourth and 2,109 globally, as Kenyan giants AFC Leopards close the top five and sit at 2,173 globally.Shabana are sixth and 2,600 globally, with the rest of the FKF Premier League clubs following each other from Sofapaka (2,819), Bandari (2,920), Kariobangi Sharks (3,225), KCB (3,316), and Ulinzi Stars at position 3,406 globally.##NAJAVA_MECA_8982686##Mathare United are 12th in Kenya and 3,527 globally, followed by Mara Sugar (3,568), Nairobi City Stars (3,600), Posta Rangers (3,780), Murang’a Seal (3,816), Bidco United (3,837), and Talanta FC as the lowest-ranked FKFPL team at 3,849 globally.English Premier League side Liverpool are the most powerful club with a rating of 100, followed by UEFA Champions League winners PSG with a 99.9 rating, with Arsenal closing the top 3 with a 99.5 rating.In the top 10, Manchester City are fourth with a 98.1 rating, followed by Barcelona (97.9), Bayern Munich (97.2), Chelsea (96.1), Inter Milan (95.7), Real Madrid (95.5), and Aston Villa with a 95.3 rating, closing in the top 10.Manchester United are ranked 26th with a 91.1 rating and fall behind Newcastle (11), Crystal Palace (12), Brighton & Hove Albion (13), AFC Bournemouth (18), Brentford (20), and Nottingham Forest (21).Veteran coach Manoah preaching caution on FKF’s structural proposalsEgyptian giants Al Ahly are the highest-ranked club in Africa at position 99 with a rating of 83.5, thanks to their dominance in the continental stage over the past few seasons.Egyptian side Pyramids is second in Africa and 135 globally with a rating of 81.9, as RSB Berkane of Morocco with a global rank of 137 and Mamelodi Sundowns of South Africa at 138, closing Africa’s top four most powerful teams.African teams from fifth to 10th include FAR Rabat (176), ES Tunis (275), Yanga (276), MC Alger (286), Raja Casablanca (291), and Belouizdad at 293 globally.Gor Mahia are 180th on the continent, with Police sitting at position 190, making them the only Kenyan teams in the top 200 in Africa.Yanga lead the CECAFA region and are 276 globally, followed by their arch-rivals Simba at 13th in the continent, with Azam and Vipers at 48th and 49th respectively in the continent, and APR at 99th, closing in the top 5 in the CECAFA region.Why former Celtic coach considers Victor Wanyama one of his best signingsHow Opta Power Rankings are calculatedThe rankings used a hierarchical Elo-based system to measure each team’s strength by assigning skill scores based on match results, where teams exchange rating scores according to match outcomes, margin of victory, and expected results.In this system, whatever the home team gains in Elo, the away team loses in the exact same value if Elo and vice versa, and after that, the rating is adjusted based on the team, league, country, and continent to then allow the system to compare teams and regions from different leagues.It is this Elo system that is also used in coming up with the FIFA World Rankings for both men’s and women’s football, which can be applied for scouting and comparing players by providing insights beyond traditional statistics.Harambee Starlets coach reveals reason for Violet Nanjala’s early substitution against Uganda
