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Harambee Stars drop four places in latest FIFA rankings after disappointing AFCON qualifiers

Football

By Robert Abong'o | Oct 24, 2024

Harambee Stars captain Michael Olunga with team mates during training at The Police Sacco Stadium ahead of FIFA World Cup Qualifier matches against Burundi and Ivory Coast to be played in Malawi. [Jonah Onyango, Standard]

Kenya's national football team, Harambee Stars, has slipped four places in the latest FIFA rankings following a poor performance in their October matches.

The rankings, released by FIFA on Thursday, October 24, saw Kenya drop from 102nd to 106th globally, after back-to-back defeats against Cameroon in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers. The Stars lost 4-1 in Yaounde before suffering another 1-0 defeat in Kampala.

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