2026 African Ballon d’Or: Morocco, Senegal, Algeria, Ivory Coast… Which country has the most CAF Awards nominees?

The CAF has announced the nominees for the 2026 CAF Awards, with 70 nominations across categories including the African Ballon d’Or. Morocco leads by a wide margin with 16 nominations, followed by Egypt with nine and Senegal with eight. Algeria has seven nominees and Ivory Coast five; these five countries account for 45 of the 70 nominations. Senegal’s contenders include Ismaïla Sarr, Pape Gueye and Sadio Mané for Player of the Year, as well as Édouard Mendy for Goalkeeper of the Year.