Kenya have dropped in the latest FIFA ranking thanks to Harambee Stars’ failure to participate at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Kenya have slipped one place to position 111 in the latest FIFA ranking largely driven by the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and the Asian Cup.
Harambee Stars ended 2023 in position 110 after what was a turbulent year but they start 2024 one place down following their no-show at the AFCON 2023.
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Mozambique, who picked two points from their AFCON 2023 campaign after two 2-2 draws with both Egypt and Ghana, have replaced Kenya in position 110, having moved one place up.
Morocco remain the highest ranked African nation in 12th position globally despite their AFCON campaign ending at the Round of 16 while champions Ivory Coast are among the biggest gainers, moving up 10 places to position 39.
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Beaten finalists Nigeria (28, up 14 places) also made significant strides but are no match for AFCON 2023 quarter-finalists Angola who moved 24 places up to 93rd, the biggest climbers in the latest instalment of the global ranking.
Other impressive performers are Equatorial Guinea (79, up nine places), South Africa (58, up eight places), Cape Verde (65, up eight places), Namibia (107, up eight places) and Mali (47, up four places).
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Harambee Stars' journey through 2023 was a rollercoaster of emotions with victories and defeats that showcased their potential and areas of weakness.
In November, they kicked off the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign with a 2-1 loss to Gabon before they bounced back to beat Seychelles 5-0.
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That came after an impressive 2-2 draw with Russia in October, having beaten Qatar 2-1 before losing to 1-0 to South Sudan a month earlier.
Kenya will resume their World Cup qualifiers in June when they have back-to-back home matches against Burundi and newly-crowned African champions Ivory Coast.
Additional information from fifa.com.