Ballon d’Or 2026: Only 2 African players make men’s top 30 nominees [FULL LIST]

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.

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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.

Vitinha