African Players’ Highest Rankings at the Ballon d’Or Awards
George Weah 🇱🇷 – Winner (1995)
Sadio Mane 🇸🇳 – 2nd (2022)
Didier Drogba 🇨🇮 – 4th (2007)
Sadio Mane 🇸🇳 – 4th (2019)
Samuel Eto’o 🇨🇲 – 5th (2009)
Mohamed Salah 🇪🇬 – 5th (2019)
Mohamed Salah 🇪🇬 – 5th (2022)
Samuel Eto’o 🇨🇲 – 6th (2006)
Didier Drogba 🇨🇮 – 6th (2006)
Mohamed Salah 🇪🇬 – 6th (2018)
Riyad Mahrez 🇩🇿 – 7th (2016)
Mohamed Salah 🇪🇬 – 7th (2021)
Samuel Eto’o – 8th (2011)
Didier Drogba – 8th (2012)
Victor Osimhen 🇳🇬 – 8th (2023)
Didier Drogba 🇨🇮 – 9th (2009)
Didier Drogba 🇨🇮 – 9th (2010)
Samuel Eto’o 🇨🇲 – 10th (2005)
FIFA WORLD PLAYER OF THE YEAR AWARD RANKINGS
George Weah 🇱🇷 – Winner (1995)
George Weah 🇱🇷 – 2nd (1996)
Samuel Eto’o 🇨🇲 – 3rd (2005)
Didier Drogba 🇨🇮 – 4th (2007)
Samuel Eto’o 🇨🇲 – 5th (2006)
Nwankwo Kanu 🇳🇬 – 6th (1996)
Didier Drogba 🇨🇮 – 6th (2006, 2009)
Samuel Eto’o 🇨🇲 – 7th (2008)
Abedi Pele 🇬🇠– 8th (1992)
Tony Yeboah 🇬🇠– 9th (1993)
Samuel Eto’o 🇨🇲 – 9th (2009)
Didier Drogba 🇨🇮 – 10th (2005)
THE BEST FIFA MEN’S PLAYER RANKINGS
Mohamed Salah 🇪🇬 – 3rd (2018, 2021)
Mohamed Salah 🇪🇬 – 4th (2019)
Sadio Mane 🇸🇳 – 4th (2020)
Sadio Mane 🇸🇳 – 5th (2019)
Victor Osimhen 🇳🇬 – 5th (2023)
Mohamed Salah 🇪🇬 – 6th (2020)
Sadio Mane 🇸🇳 – 6th (2022)
Riyad Mahrez 🇩🇿 – 7th (2016)
Achraf Hakimi 🇲🇦 – 8th (2022)
