An emotional Ousmane Dembele was almost lost for words after being crowned the best player in the world, winning the Ballon d’Or for the first time on Monday, Afrosport reports. The 28-year-old Paris Saint-Germain forward edged Barcelona’s teenage sensation Lamine Yamal to the award, capping off a sensational 2024–25 campaign in which he recorded 35 goals and 16 assists in 53 appearances. The Frenchman, who joined...
Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele won the 2025 Men's Ballon d'Or as the best player in the world at the award ceremony in Paris on Monday, Afrosport reports. The 28-year-old Frenchman of Malian, Mauritanian and Senegalese heritage had a stellar 2024-25 campaign, scoring 35 goals and providing 16 assists in 53 matches as the PSG finally won the Champions League and completed a quadruple. Dembele was...
Super Falcons number one Chiamaka Nnadozie came fourth in the Yachine Trophy rankings for the best women's goalkeeper in the world at the 2025 Ballon d'Or awards, Afrosport reports. The 24-year-old was in the running for the prestigious award after she played her part in Nigeria winning a record-extending 10th Women's Africa Cup of Nations title in Morocco. She also put in stellar displays at club...
Paris Saint-Germain head coach Luis Enrique was the recipient of the Johan Cruyff Trophy as the best manager in men's football at the 2025 Ballon d'Or awards, Afrosport reports. The Spaniard masterminded PSG to an unprecedented quadruple during the 2024-25 season, finally lifting the elusive UEFA Champions League title by defeating Inter Milan 5-0 in Munich. He also led the French giants to the final of...
Barcelona sensation Lamine Yamal was the recipient of back-to-back Kopa Trophy awards as the best young player in the world at the 2025 Ballon d'Or ceremony in Paris on Monday, Afrosport reports. The 18-year-old of Moroccan and Equatorial Guinean heritage won the award last year after a breakout 2023-24 season with the Blaugrana and the Spain national team. He took things up a notch during the...
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