Kenyas climb massive 10 places to sit 78th in FIFA rankings

Harambee Stars striker Michael Olunga celebrates his second goal during the international friendly match against DR Congo on March 26, 2017 at teh Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos. PHOTO/Timothy Olobulu

NAIROBI, Kenya, Apr 6 – The national football team Harambee Stars climbed a massive 10 places in the latest FIFA rankings to sit 78th globally with 428 points.

This was as a result of Harambee Stars’ 1-1 draw against neighbors Uganda at the Kenyatta Stadium in Machakos in a friendly match played on March 24 before beating DR Congo 2-0 at the same venue four days later.

With both Uganda and DR Congo ranked above Kenya, it was an advantage to Harambee Stars side as they stretched their unbeaten run to 10 straight matches under the tutelage of Stanley Okumbi.

However, despite the draw, Uganda who are the best ranked nation in the CECAFA region went up two places to sit 72nd worldwide while DR Congo dropped three places to 41st.

In the continent, Kenya occupy 15th position, a big rise from 33rd they held last month as Egypt, the losing finalist at the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations are leading Africa on position 19th globally, followed by Senegal who are 30th in the world, African champions Cameroon are third and 33rd in the world while Nigeria who are 40th in the world closes the top five.

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