FOR the first time in six years, Rwanda has made a big stride in the global rankings, moving from 101st to 93rd in the Fifa rankings released today in Zurich, Switzerland.

Stephen Constantine's men also improved to 26th in Africa, thanks mainly to impressive performances that saw Amavubi reach the third and final round of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers despite Rwanda being banned from the group stages for fielding an ineligible players—Dady Birori, who has dual identity.

The last time Rwanda was ranked into the top 100 was in 2008—at 78th, the highest ever ranking for the country to date. Rwanda was ranked 99 in 2007 and 89th in 2005 and 99th in 2004 respectively.

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