CAF Awards 2026: Ibrahim Mbaye nominated for Africa’s Best Young Player award

Ibrahim Mbaye is one of ten nominees for the 2026 CAF Awards Best Young African Player title. The Senegalese forward won several trophies with Paris Saint-Germain and a continental title with Senegal. On January 3, 2026, he scored Senegal’s third goal in a 3-1 win over Sudan in the Africa Cup of Nations round of 16. At 17 years and 344 days old, he became Senegal’s youngest scorer in the competition’s history and the youngest player to score at the Africa Cup of Nations in the 21st century.