Harambee Stars drop four places in latest ranking

National men’s football team Harambee Stars has dropped four positions from 105 to 109 in the latest FIFA rankings.

The Engin Firat-coached side has been busy in the just-concluded international break, playing two friendly matches, away to Qatar for a 2-1 victory on 7 September before falling to neighbours South Sudan 1-0 at home on 12 September.

These were the only matches the side played since the last rankings were released on 20 July. South Sudan maintained their ranking at 167th while Qatar dropped from 59th in July to 61st.

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Morocco remain the highest ranked African side in 13th place, one place up from the July rankings. Senegal, who have dropped to 20th from 18th, are second in the continent with Tunisia (29), Algeria (34) and Egypt (35) completing the top five list.

Globally, Argentina tightened their grip at the top spot after their 1-0 triumph over Ecuador and a 3-0 success against Bolivia in the opening CONMEBOL FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers.

Second place France lost some ground on the Albiceleste after suffering a 2-1 friendly defeat against Germany.

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Meanwhile, Brazil (3), England (4) and Belgium (5) retain their places in a top five that remains unchanged from the July 2023 edition of the global ranking.

The leading pack are followed by Croatia (6), the Netherlands (7) and Portugal (8), who are the only team amongst the top ten to climb a position. Italy (9) slipped down a spot after being held to a 1-1 draw away to North Macedonia in the sides’ UEFA EURO 2024 qualifier. The top-ten line-up is completed by Spain.