Uganda has remained the top ranked nation in the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) region, according to the latest FIFA rankings.
The FIFA rankings released this week placed Uganda in the 92nd position and top in the CECAFA Zone with 1245.08 points.
After the recent defeat to Guinea in their opening group match of the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers and win over Somalia, Uganda did not improve in the rankings.
Kenya are the second ranked nation in the region and in 110th position in the world with 1181.92 points. Tanzania who qualified to play in the upcoming TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 in Cote d’Ivoire are placed third in the Zone and 121st in the world ranking with 1155.19 points.
The other teams ranked in their order in the CECAFA Zone include; Sudan, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Djibouti and Somalia. Eritrea who are also part of the CECAFA Zone are not ranked because they have not participated in FIFA recognized tournaments for a long time.
The 2022 World Cup winners Argentina are ranked top in the FIFA world rankings with 1855.2 points, while Senegal are Africa’s top ranked team in 20th position.
CECAFA nations in latest FIFA rankings
92 – Uganda (1245.08 points)
110 – Kenya (1181.92 points)
121 – Tanzania (1155.19 points)
128 – Sudan (1128.74 points)
133 – Rwanda (1107. 04 points)
139 – Burundi (1086.632 points)
144 – Ethiopia (1068.79 points)
166 – South Sudan (989.29 points)
192 – Djibouti (881.18 points)
198 – Somalia (845.66 points)
Eritrea (Not ranked)
