Kenya have dropped out of the top hundred in the latest Fifa rankings.
They had slid three places down from 98th to 101st according to the rankings released yesterday
Kenya had moved 13 places up in the previous listing after a stunning 1-0 win over favourites Cape Verde in November in the Fifa 2018 World Cup qualifiers only to lose the return leg 2-0 in Praia four days later .
Kenya are ranked 26th in Africa and will resume the hunt for qualification to the Africa Cup Of Nations in March against Guinea Bissau.
Uganda, winners of the Cecafa Senior Challenge Cup last month, are ranked 62nd with Rwanda 91st followed by Burundi 110 and Tanzania 126.
Africa champions Ivory Coast are the highest ranked African team at 19th with Algeria 28th followed by Ghana 33rd and Cape Verde 40th
Senegal follow at 45th ahead of Congo 48th , Guinea Bissau 49th Cameroon and former Africa champions Egypt at 57th and 58th respectively.
Belgium, top the global rankings after a stellar European championships qualifying campaign late last year.
They are followed by losing World Cup finalists Argentina, with Spain third and world champions Germany fourth. Chile and five-time world champions Brazil, Portugal, Colombia, England and Austria completing the top10 nations in the world rankings
Elsewhere SportPesa Premier League side Western Stima are in talks with Thika United forward Kennedy Otieno as the Kakamega-based side look to bolster their ranks in preparation for the 2016 season which starts in mid-February.
Western Stima chairman Laban Jobita has confirmed Otieno is one of the players they are targeting having released a number at the end of last season.
He however adds the two parties are locked in a standoff after it emerged the player is still under contract at Thika.
The player spent six months of his time at Thika United in 2015 on loan at Sony Sugar and reports have it that he is yearning for a move out and Jobita hopes an agreement can be struck.
“We want him for the team in 2016. We had started talks over a deal but we later found out he is still under contract so now we have engaged the club to see if they can release him. We remain hopeful as we feel he can be a key player for us,” Jobita said.
