Only two African players were nominated for the 2026 men’s Ballon d’Or top 30 nominees on Tuesday.
They are Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi and Senegal’s Sadio Mane.
The two made the list following their brilliant performances at the last edition of the Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON.
They have also been performing well for their different clubs, Paris Saint-Germain and Al-Nassr.
Here is the full list for the 2026 Ballon d’Or men’s nominees:
Jude Bellingham
Pau Cubarsí
Marc Cucurella
Ousmane Dembélé
Luis Díaz
Bruno Fernandes
Gabriel
Erling Haaland
Achraf Hakimi
Harry Kane
Khvitcha Kvaratskhelia
Lamine Yamal
Sadio Mane
Marquinhos
Lautaro Martínez
Kylian Mbappé
Nuno Mendes
Lionel Messi
João Neves
Michael Olise
Willian Pacho
Julián Quiñones
Declan Rice
Rodri
Fabián Ruiz
William Saliba
Ferran Torres
Dayot Upamecano
Vinícius Jr.
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