Kenya falls by a spot in fifa rankings

Kenya dropped to position 126 from 125 according to the August 2012 FIFA rankings released on Wednesday. Kenyans’ hopes were high after Stars beat Botswana in a thrilling 3-1 friendly at the Nyayo National Stadium; unfortunately, the win wasn’t factored in the rankings.

Here are the top 6 African teams

1.       Ivory Coast (16^th Overall)

2.       Ghana (32^nd)

3.       Algeria (34^th)

4.       Libya (38^th)

5.       Mali (39^th)

6.       Egypt (40^th)

In East Africa, Uganda is best placed at 88^th position while neighboring Tanzania is ranked at 128^th.

Top 6 on the World ranking table

1.       Spain

2.       Germany

3.       England

4.       Uruguay

5.       Portugal

6.       Italy