Kenya’s men’s football team, the Harambee Stars, has fallen to 111th place in the latest FIFA world rankings released on Thursday, slipping two spots from 109th in July.

The drop comes after Kenya’s 1-3 defeat to Gambia in a World Cup Qualifier match played at the Moi Sports Centre Kasarani, earlier this month.

The FIFA rankings are updated regularly based on points collected from official international matches. Victories over stronger teams earn more points, while losses in competitive matches such as World Cup Qualifiers often lead to a fall in rankings.

Kenya’s inconsistent results in recent fixtures have made it difficult for the team to move up in the rankings.

Within East Africa, Uganda remains the highest-ranked nation at 82nd, climbing six places since July thanks to an impressive run in qualifiers. Tanzania slipped four places to 107th, leaving Kenya third in the region.

Across Africa, Morocco leads the continent at 11th in the world, moving up one position from the last rankings.

Senegal stayed at 18th, while Egypt dropped to 35th. Algeria slipped two spots to 38th, but Côte d’Ivoire rose one place to 44th. On the other hand, Nigeria dropped to 45th, while Tunisia surged three places to 46th.

Cameroon (52nd), South Africa (55th), and Mali (56th) completed Africa’s top 10 teams.

Globally, Spain climbed to the number one spot after extending their unbeaten run to 19 matches, including decisive wins against Bulgaria and Turkey. France rose to second, powered by Kylian Mbappé’s scoring form, while Argentina, the World Cup holders, fell to third.

The rest of the global top 10 includes England (4th), Portugal (5th), Brazil (6th), the Netherlands (7th), Belgium (8th), Croatia (9th), and Italy (10th).

Elsewhere, the biggest improver was Slovakia, which moved up ten places to 42nd, while the biggest drop came from Zimbabwe, falling nine spots to 125th.