Written by Palinyang Billy Gabriel. 2012-08-08 15:13:00 Read 450 Times

The Kenya national soccer team Harambe stars has fallen by a spot to position 126 from 125 recorded last month according to this month’s FIFA ranking results that did not factor in the friendly match against Botswana which Kenya won 3-1 in Nairobi.

This occurs at a time when the national team is expected to take on Jamaica's Reggaeboyz in an international FIFA recognized friendly on 25th this month as Football Kenya Federation is in the final stages of appointing a new coach from the six shortlisted foreign applicants for the preparations of the next World Cup Group F qualifier match against Nigeria set for March 2013.

Ivory Coast is still the best team in Africa and are ranked 16th globally followed closely by Ghana, Algeria, Libya and Mali as the region Neighbors Uganda fell by three positions to 88 in the world while Tanzania are two places below Kenya.

Spain tops in the World rankings followed by Germany, England, Uruguay and Portugal as EURO 2012 finalists remain 6th globally 7 positions above the powerhouse Brazil.

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