Kenya's Harambee Starlets have climbed from 133rd to 128th in the latest FIFA world rankings for women released on April 21, 2026.

Their ascendancy comes just a week after Kenya hosted the inaugural FIFA Series Women International friendlies at Nyayo National Stadium in Nairobi. The tournament involved four countries, namely Kenya, Australia, India and Malawi.

Starlets defeated India 2-0 on the first day on April 11 as Australia thrashed Malawi 5-0 in semi-final matches.

India dismissed Malawi 3-2 to take bronze in the earky kick-off on April 15, a match that was followed by the final which Australia won 2-0 against Kenya.

Australia stays 15th in the world in the latest rankings, while India drops from 66th to 69th. Malawi still occupy position 153 globally.

Leading the worldwide rankings is Spain, followed by USA, while England is now in third place after switching positions with Germany which has dropped one spot to fourth. Japan is three places up to fifth, while Brazil and France remain sixth and seventh, respectively.

Sweden is down three places to eighth, as Canada and Netherlands wrap up the top 10 spots after moving up one place each to ninth and 10th in that order.