Twenty African Nations Set to Vote for 2026 Ballon d’Or

For the 2026 Ballon d’Or award, only 20 African countries are eligible to participate in the voting process, as they are ranked among the top 100 countries in the FIFA world rankings. The FIFA rankings effective on September 8 were used to determine the voting eligibility.

Each participating journalist will select and rank 10 players from the 30 nominees, with a point system that awards 15 points for the first choice, decreasing down to 1 point for the 10th choice. The African countries eligible to vote include Morocco (6th), 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), and Benin (94th).

The remaining 80 countries in the top 100 are from Europe, Asia, North America, South America, and Oceania.