2026 Ballon d’Or: List of 20 African countries eligible to vote
by Ayeh Offei-Akoto · MyNewsGh.comOnly 20 African countries are eligible to vote for the winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or award.
The countries qualify because they are among the top 100 teams in the FIFA World Rankings, which are used to determine the international jury for the award.
According to the 2026 regulations, the FIFA rankings in place when the voting lists were published on September 8 were used to select the jury.
Each journalist will choose and rank 10 players from the 30 Ballon d’Or nominees.
The player ranked first will receive 15 points, followed by 12, 10, eight, seven, five, four, three, two and one point for the player ranked 10th.
The 20 African countries eligible to vote are:
Morocco – 6th in FIFA ranking
Senegal – 18th
Egypt – 24th
Nigeria – 26th
Algeria – 29th
Côte d’Ivoire – 31st
DR Congo – 41st
Cameroon – 43rd
Mali – 53rd
South Africa – 54th
Tunisia – 57th
Burkina Faso – 62nd
Cabo Verde – 64th
Ghana – 65th
Guinea – 81st
Gabon – 84th
Angola – 87th
Uganda – 89th
Zambia – 90th
Benin – 94th
The remaining 80 countries in the top 100 come from Europe, Asia, North America, South America and Oceania.
Source: MyNewsGh.com
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