The Golden Ball is the most coveted individual trophy in the world of football. Find out which African players have had the most nominations.
Samuel Eto’o (Cameroon): 15th in 2004, 10th in 2005, 6th in 2006, 30th in 2007, 17th in 2008, 5th in 2009, 12th in 2010, 8th in 2011.
Didier Drogba (Ivory Coast): 17th in 2004, 14th in 2005, 8th in 2006, 4th in 2007, 21st in 2008, 9th in 2009, 9th in 2010, 8th in 2012.
Yaya Toure (Ivory Coast): 28th in 2009, 12th in 2012, 12th in 2013, 14th in 2014, 12th in 2015.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Gabon): 11th in 2016, 21st in 2017 and 20th in 2019
Sadio Mane (Senegal): 23rd in 2017, 22nd in 2018 and 4th in 2019