Football-FIFA World rankings - Tanzania suffered yet another setback in the latest FIFA World rankings, slipping down four places After taking a huge leap in July's rankings, Tanzania suffered a slight setback in August status, where the country slipped down one position to 128th. And according to the latest rankings released in Zurich, Switzerland, by the world soccer governing body FIFA, Tanzania dropped further to 132nd place in September as the country managed to collect 243 points during that period. The country also dropped one place in the continental rankings and now rest on 40th position.
During the past month, Taifa Stars played to a 3-3 draw against Botswana in an international friendly match that was held on FIFA date away in Gaborone. Botswana on the other hand, was among the worst movers, slipping down massive 11 places to 123rd place after collecting 275 points.
There were mixed fortunes for the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (CECAFA) members in the latest released rankings. Kenya with 268 points moved up one place to 125th in the world and 37 on the continent, while Rwanda climbed up five places to 120th with 278 points.
Burundi dropped one place to 134th slot after accumulating 238 points, while Uganda, the highest placed country in the region remained stagnate on 88th as they managed to collect 401 points. Sudan also moved up one place to 103rd on 332 points.
South Sudan continued with their fairytale in the world ranking, moving up two places 197th slot, above bottom placed Mauritius and Mauritania, who are placed 200th and 204 respectively. For the past few months Tanzania's gradual improvement in the FIFA World Football rankings was noticeable especially in July after Taifa Stars leapt 12 places.
Taifa Stars played three matches during the period, of which they recorded one win, one defeat and one draw.They lost 2-0 to Ivory Coast before beating Gambia 2-1 in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Kim Poulsen's men then played out a 1-1 with Mozambique in the CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match but crashed out after losing out on penalties.
Meanwhile, the results of 54 'A' internationals, all of which were friendlies distributed over all six confederations, were taken into account for the latest edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. While the top ten has seen only one change, with Portugal (4th, up 1) swapping places with Uruguay (5th, down 1), there has been a lot more activity in the remainder of the top 20, where Switzerland (20th, up 3) have extended Europe's predominance as the 14th UEFA team, Mexico (21st, down 3) have fallen below 20th for the first time since March 2012 and Ecuador (17th, up 3) have become one of the top 20 teams in their continued climb from the previous month by moving up a further three places.
The major movers in the top 50 include European sides Slovenia (24th, up 9), Belgium (40th, up 13) and Austria (49th, up 11), whose 2-0 win at home to Turkey has seen them back in the top 50 after one and a half years. Belgium have brought their three-and-a-half-month stretch out of the top 50 to an end with a 4-2 victory over neighbouring Netherlands, extending the Red Devils' unbeaten run at home to nine, while Slovenia secured their first victory over Romania in six years, winning 4-3.
No fewer than four African teams have achieved their highest-ever FIFA/Coca-Cola World ranking position: Mali (32nd, up 7), Libya (36th, up 2), Central African Republic (64th, up 7) and South Sudan (197th, up 2).
During the past month, Taifa Stars played to a 3-3 draw against Botswana in an international friendly match that was held on FIFA date away in Gaborone. Botswana on the other hand, was among the worst movers, slipping down massive 11 places to 123rd place after collecting 275 points.
There were mixed fortunes for the Council of East and Central African Football Associations (CECAFA) members in the latest released rankings. Kenya with 268 points moved up one place to 125th in the world and 37 on the continent, while Rwanda climbed up five places to 120th with 278 points.
Burundi dropped one place to 134th slot after accumulating 238 points, while Uganda, the highest placed country in the region remained stagnate on 88th as they managed to collect 401 points. Sudan also moved up one place to 103rd on 332 points.
South Sudan continued with their fairytale in the world ranking, moving up two places 197th slot, above bottom placed Mauritius and Mauritania, who are placed 200th and 204 respectively. For the past few months Tanzania's gradual improvement in the FIFA World Football rankings was noticeable especially in July after Taifa Stars leapt 12 places.
Taifa Stars played three matches during the period, of which they recorded one win, one defeat and one draw.They lost 2-0 to Ivory Coast before beating Gambia 2-1 in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. Kim Poulsen's men then played out a 1-1 with Mozambique in the CAF Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match but crashed out after losing out on penalties.
Meanwhile, the results of 54 'A' internationals, all of which were friendlies distributed over all six confederations, were taken into account for the latest edition of the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking. While the top ten has seen only one change, with Portugal (4th, up 1) swapping places with Uruguay (5th, down 1), there has been a lot more activity in the remainder of the top 20, where Switzerland (20th, up 3) have extended Europe's predominance as the 14th UEFA team, Mexico (21st, down 3) have fallen below 20th for the first time since March 2012 and Ecuador (17th, up 3) have become one of the top 20 teams in their continued climb from the previous month by moving up a further three places.
The major movers in the top 50 include European sides Slovenia (24th, up 9), Belgium (40th, up 13) and Austria (49th, up 11), whose 2-0 win at home to Turkey has seen them back in the top 50 after one and a half years. Belgium have brought their three-and-a-half-month stretch out of the top 50 to an end with a 4-2 victory over neighbouring Netherlands, extending the Red Devils' unbeaten run at home to nine, while Slovenia secured their first victory over Romania in six years, winning 4-3.
No fewer than four African teams have achieved their highest-ever FIFA/Coca-Cola World ranking position: Mali (32nd, up 7), Libya (36th, up 2), Central African Republic (64th, up 7) and South Sudan (197th, up 2).
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