Kenya remained stagnant in position 101 in the latest Fifa world rankings despite not playing international football for more than a year.

The latest ranking puts Kenya way much ahead of regional rivals Sudan, Comoros and Tanzania who are ranked 128, 129 and 130 respectively. Rwanda is ranked 137, Ethiopia come in at 138 and Burundi is ranked 141. Uganda is the best placed East African nation in the ranking at position 89.

Meanwhile, the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 on Sunday crowned a new champion in Argentina (2nd, plus 1), but that has not stopped Brazil (1st,) staying out front in the last FIFA/Cola-Cola World Ranking of the year (add link). A Seleção hold a narrow lead over La Albiceleste, who would have jumped ahead of their neighbours and rivals had they beaten France (3rd, plus 1) in last Sunday’s World Cup final in normal or extra time.

Unlucky losers, Les Bleus may have lost their world crown but they are back in the top three. Dropping out of it are Belgium (4th, minus 2), after they failed to reach the knockout phase at Qatar 2022. England (5th, - ) complete the top five.

On the back of their respective runs to the last four of the World Cup, Croatia (7th, plus 5) and Morocco (11th, plus 11) have both made spectacular jumps up the Ranking. The Atlas Lions are the year’s highest climbers in fact, having collected no fewer than 142 points over the last 12 months.