FIFA Rankings
Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania climb in latest FIFA ranking
The latest FIFA ranking show that Uganda, Kenya and Tanzania have climbed to new positions.
According to the ranking released on Thursday by FIFA, Uganda has improved by five places to 90th position with 1257.64 points.
Uganda’s improvement in the rankings comes after the recent performance of the Uganda Cranes in the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers where they held South Africa to a 2-2 draw in Johannesburg, and defeated Congo Brazzaville 2-0 in a match played in Kampala.
The other teams from the CECAFA Zone that have improved in their rankings are Kenya and Tanzania as a result of their recent good performance in the 2025 AFCON qualifiers.
Kenya have also climbed by six places to 102 points with 1208.96 points, while Tanzania improved by three places to 110th position with 1188.24 points.
Although Uganda remain top in the CECAFA Zone, Sudan (120) and Rwanda (130) are in fourth and fifth places respectively. Eritrea who are also from the CECAFA Zone are not ranked because of failure to participate in several FIFA organized tournaments.
According to the rankings World champions Argentina remain top of the log with 1889.02 points, while France are second with 1851.92 points. Morocco with 1676.14 points and placed 14th in the world rankings are Africa’s best ranked team.
Ranking for CECAFA nations
90 – Uganda (1257.64 points)
102 – Kenya (1208.96 points)
110 – Tanzania (1188.24 points)
120 – Sudan (1154.5 points)
130 – Rwanda (1123.32 points)
136 – Burundi (1101.79 points)
145 – Ethiopia (1063.44 points)
172 – South Sudan (967.83 points)
192 – Djibouti (875.13 points)
202 – Somalia (829.81 points)
Eritrea (Note ranked)