2026 WORLD CUP - DAY 19 - Round of 32 - MATCH 76 - Brazil vs Japan 2:1

Brazil beat Japan 

29 Jun 2026
2026 WORLD CUP - DAY 21 - Round of 32 - MATCH 79 - Mexico vs Ecuador 2:0

Mexico beat Ecuador 

28 Jun 2026
2026 WORLD CUP - DAY 20 - Round of 32 - MATCH 78 - Côte d'Ivoire vs Norway 1:2

 Norway beat Côte d'Ivoire

24 Jun 2026
2026 WORLD CUP - DAY 18 - Round of 32 - MATCH 73 - South Africa vs Canada 0:1

Canada beat South Africa 

11 Jun 2026
Stars in Asia - Keyplayer - Ghana - Patrick Twumasi

 right winger for K League 1 club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors

29 Apr 2026
Stars in Europe - Keyplayer - Senegal - Nicolas Jackson

The second-highest African goal scorer in the 2023-24 Premier League season, only behind Liverpool's Mohamed Salah.

20 Apr 2026
Stars in Europe - Keyplayer - Cameroon - Bryan Mbeumo

He is particularly effective at carrying the ball into dangerous areas

16 Apr 2026
Stars in Europe - Keyplayer - Congo DR - Chancel Mbemba

He won the Belgian Pro League in his debut season of 2013-14.

15 Apr 2026
Stars in Europe - England - Keyplayer - Jude Bellingham

exceptional control of the ball, physicality, and technical quality,

14 Apr 2026

2025 Ballon d'Or - France - Ousmane Dembélé has won the 2025 Men's Ballon d'Or

France 

Ousmane Dembélé has been awarded the 2025 Men's Ballon d'Or, with other honours going to Lamine Yamal, Luis Enrique, Viktor Gyökeres, and Gianluigi Donnarumma. The 28-year-old was named ahead of Lamine Yamal and Paris club-mate Vitinha to complete a memorable campaign. He was named UEFA Champions League Player of the Season as Paris claimed the title for the first time.

Dembélé also played a key role in a domestic double, finishing the 2024/25 season with an incredible haul of 37 goals and 15 assists. For the women’s Ballon d’Or (Ballon d’Or Féminin), Aitana Bonmatí has won consecutively in recent years. 

Other men's prizes awarded in Paris included the Men's Kopa Trophy (best young player), Men's Yashin Trophy (best goalkeeper), Men's Johan Cruyff Trophy (best coach in club/national team), Men's Gerd Müller Trophy (top scorer in club/national team) and the Men's Club of the Year. 

Notable Records
• Most wins: Lionel Messi holds the record with 8 Ballon d’Or titles
• Cristiano Ronaldo is second in number with 5 Ballon d’Or titles
• Only one goalkeeper has ever won: Lev Yashin (1963)

 

23 Sep 2025
afrofootball

Related countries

Related articles