Despite victories in the COSAFA Cup, Kenya's Harambee Stars hold steady at 108th in FIFA's latest rankings as Djibouti and Somalia remain the region's lowest-ranked teams.
Nuuradiin Mahamuud was born in The Netherlands to Somali parents
Morocco is the highest ranked African nation at position 12 globally
Rachid Lousteque has been fired after nine loses and two draws in the 11 games he was in charge
With zero points from four matches, Somalia's dream of qualifying for their first FIFA World Cup remains elusive, but they can use the experience as a learning curve.
The two teams will be back in action on Tuesday
Somalia's Ocean Stars and Mozambique face off from 4PM EAT
Two Kenyan-born players - Handwala Bwana and Abdi Salim are in the Somali provisional squad for upcoming 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Mozambique and Botswana
Morocco remains number 1 in Africa while World champions Argentina continue to remain top of the rankings followed by 2022 FIFA World Cup runners-up France in second place.
The Ocean Stars lost 2-5 on aggregate to eSwatini hence bowing out of the qualifiers
The match was held in Morocco as Somalia is yet to have a stadium that meets CAF standards