Uganda is now ranked 72nd (with 491 points), a drop by five places as per the latest FIFA Rankings released on Thursday, 7th April 2016.
The drop is heavily attributed to the 1-0 away defeat to Burkina Faso and the subsequent home goalless affair against the same opposition in the 2017 AFCON Group D qualifiers.
Burkina Faso (469 points) has improved 11 places to 75th in the World’s footballing nations.
Uganda’s other Group D teams Botswana and Comoros are 91st and 159th respectively.
In the CECAFA region, Uganda is still the best country. Rwanda drops two places to 87th. Kenya further slips 12 places to 112th.
On the other hand, Burundi improves seven places to 122nd closely followed by Ethiopia who drop three places to 123rd.
Tanzania and South Sudan drop five and fifteen places to 130th and 155th respectively.
The Best ranked African nation is Algeria which improves by three places to 33rd with 771 points closely followed by Cote D’Voire in 34th with 738 points.
Argentina now has 1531 points and overtakes Belgium to the summit.
La Albiceleste’s recent performances in World Cup qualifying have helped them end Belgium’s five-month-long reign at the summit of football’s World ranking which began when the Red Devils snatched pole position from Argentina back in November 2015.
Close behind, Chile move into third (up two places), Colombia fourth (up four) and Uruguay jump to ninth (up two) to strengthen the South American grip on the top ten.
Celebration of firsts
A few teams will celebrate in April having registered their best-ever positions on the FIFA World Ranking.
Congratulations go to Chile (3rd, up two), Hungary (18th, up one), Northern Ireland (26th, up two), St Kitts and Nevis (92nd, up 29), Chad (97th, up 30), Kyrgyzstan (100th, up five), Guinea-Bissau (102nd, up 45), Belize (114th, up five), Philippines (116th, up 19) and Comoros (159th, up 14).
The next FIFA World Ranking will be published on 5th May 2016.
