By Prince
Two Africans are present in the list of 30 nominated for the Ballon d'Or 2018, including a new boy: Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian joins suddenly the Eto'o, Drogba and other Weah.
One, Sadio Mané , had already had the honor of appearing on the board of thirty nominated for the Ballon d'Or FF last year. He was finally 23rd. Will it be better this time? We will know at the end of the year. The other, Mohamed Salah , made his entry into the list of candidates for the prestigious trophy. He joins a list of 17 African players, including Mané, to have already known such a reward.
The first is George Weah, in 1995, when the Golden Ball opened its borders beyond Europe for any player playing in a European club. First appointment, therefore, and first success for the one who had worn this year the jerseys of PSG and Milan. The Liberian is currently the only African player to have raised the Ballon d'Or FF. Still present in 1996, he had to settle for twelfth place, just behind the Nigerian Nwankwo Kanu.
Drogba and Eto'o the most appointed of the continent
Two players from the African continent share the record number of presences among the nominees for the Ballon d'Or: Samuel Eto'o and Didier Drogba (8), far ahead of Yaya Touré (5) and the others. Aside from George Weah, the highest ranked so far is Drogba, fourth in 2007, a few months after finishing top scorer in the Premier League and second best Champions League winners with Chelsea. In the meantime better?
All African nominees for the Football France Ball
Named eight times:
Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast): 17th in 2004, 14th in 2005, 8th in 2006, 4th in 2007, 21st in 2008, 9th in 2009, 9th in 2010, 8th in 2012.
Samuel Eto'o ( Cameroon): 15th in 2004, 10th in 2005, 6th in 2006, 30th in 2007, 17th in 2008, 5th in 2009, 12th in 2010, 8th in 2011.
Named five times:
Yaya Touré (Côte d'Ivoire): 28th in 2009, 12th in 2012, 12th in 2013, 14th in 2014, 12th in 2015.
Appointed twice:
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon): 11th in 2016, 21st in 2017.
Michael Essien (Ghana): 22nd in 2005, 24th in 2007.
George Weah (Liberia): 1st in 1995, 12th in 1996.
Appointed once:
Emmanuel Adebayor (Togo): 12th in 2008.
Papa Bouba Diop (Senegal): 21st in 2002.
El-Hadji Diouf (Senegal): 21st in 2002.
George Finidi (Nigeria): 21st in 1995.
Asamoah Gyan (Ghana): 18th in 2010.
Victor Ikpeba (Nigeria): 32nd in 1997.
Fred Kanouté (Mali): 11th in 2007.
Nwankwo Kanu (Nigzeria): 11th in 1996, 23rd in 1999.
Riyad Mahrez: 7th in 2016.
Sadio Mané (Senegal): 23rd in 2017.
Anthony Yeboah (Ghana): 23rd in 1995.
Source: Kachifo Media
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