By Jejje Muhinde;
Rwanda has dropped five places in the latest FIFA men’s rankings released on Thursday, October 21.
The Amavubi that were ranked 128 in the world in the rankings released in September, dropped 1112 points to 133.
Amavubi’s drop in the rankings was largely due to their 1-0 home and away defeat to rivals and neighbors Uganda.
Vincent Mashamis’s men suffered first against Mali 1-0 in the opener then later drew with Kenya one-all in the opening fixture of their 2022 World Cup qualifier.
However, the East Africa team is placed 38 in Africa, with Uganda as the best placed in the region, having moved to 82nd in the whole world with 1297 points ahead of Benin (83rd with 1290 points).
Kenya slips to 104th on 1189 points, Sudan improves to 123rd (1139 points), and Tanzania is 130th (1123 points, and Burundi stays put in the 141st position (1070 points)
Senegal also retained their number one spot on the continent and 20th in the world.
Morocco moved above African champions Algeria into third place, while Nigeria completes the top five places in Africa.
Meanwhile, Belgium remains the number one ranked side despite losing two matches in the UEFA Nations League.
