Cranes fall in latest Fifa rankings but keeps top spot in Cecafa

Uganda national football team, the Cranes have dropped by two places in the latest Federation of International Football Associations (Fifa) rankings.

Cranes are now ranked 77^th, up from 75^th in December with a total of 1,320 points collected.

Federation of Uganda Football Associations publicist Ahmed Hussein blamed the lack of national games fro teh drop.

“The Cranes last played against Cape Verde at Namboole in December. The teams that have improved are those that have been playing international matches for example the Asian Cup,” Hussein told Watchdog.

Despite the drop, the Cranes remain the highest ranking Cecafa team. Neighbour Kenya also dropped from 105^th to 106^th while South Sudan who face Uganda in next year’s CHAN tournament qualifiers remained put in 164^th.

However, Rwanda are the biggest movers in the Cecafa region gaining two places to 135^th with a total of 1,094 points. Tanzania’s Taifa Stars and Burundi also gain one position to 137^th and 138^th respectively.

The top 20 positions remain unchanged due to a lack of fixtures involving European and South American teams, so Belgium remain the world’s number one ranked side, ahead of World Cup winners France in second and Brazil in third.

2022 World Cup hosts Qatar are the biggest movers after jumping 38 positions from 93^rd to 55th thanks to their victory in the just concluded Asian Cup tournament.

FIFA TOP TEN

Belgium (1727 points)
France (1726)
Brazil (1676)
Croatia (1634)
England (1631)
Portugal (1614)
Uruguay (1609)
Switzerland (1599)
Spain (1591)
Denmark (1589)