Uganda has moved up by five positions to attain its joint best position (63rd) in the latest FIFA Coca Cola World rankings for the month of December.
Uganda’s best ever position was 63rd in 2010.
The improvement is due to the double header superb performance against Togo on October 12th and 15th in the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia qualifiers in Lome and Kampala.
Uganda beat Togo 1-0 away and 3-0 at Mandela National stadium to advance to the group stages 4-0 on aggregate.
The latest rankings put Uganda in 13th position on the African continent and the in the CECAFA region followed by Kenya, Rwanda and Burundi.
Uganda’s FIFA rankings in the last five months
December (63rd ), November (68th), October (75th), September (71st), August (74th)
Latest FIFA Rankings (Selected Countries):
1st – Belgium (1494 points)
2nd – Argentina (1455 Points)
63rd – Uganda (550 Points)
89th – Burkina Faso (381 points)
98th – Kenya (345 points)
101st – Rwanda (338 points)
112th – Burundi (307 Points)
120th – Ethiopia (293 points)
132nd – Tanzania (264 Points)
134th – Sudan (259 Points)
138th – South Sudan (246 points).
204th -Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Tonga, Anguilla and Bahamas (0 Point)
