The Rwanda men’s national football team, Amavubi, dropped to 140th in the latest FIFA rankings, published on October 26 by the world governing body for Football.
According to FIFA’s most recent rankings, which were revealed on Thursday, October 26, Rwanda is now ranked 140th, 40th in Africa, with a total of 1087.03 points, the same points held last month but with one place down from 139th to 140th globally.
Among other East African countries, the Amavubi are behind DRC (65th), Uganda (90th), Kenya (110th), and Tanzania (121st). Burundians are ranked 142nd, and South Sudan is ranked 167th.
On the continental scale, Morocco and Senegal remain top and second, respectively, with Tunisia third, Algeria fourth, and Egypt fifth.
Argentina continues to lead the world rankings, followed by France, Brazil, England, and Belgium.
Portugal climbed two spots to sixth position, followed by the Netherlands. Spain rose two places to No. 8, with Italy in ninth place and Croatia dropping four places to No. 10.
Rwanda’s best-ever ranking was 64th in the world in March 2015, while its lowest-ever position was 178 in 1999. They begin the 2026 World Cup qualifiers next month against the 125th-ranked Zimbabwe before facing the 64th-ranked South Africa. Both games will take place at Huye International Stadium.
