2026 Ballon d’Or: 20 African countries to vote for winner [Full List]

Only 20 African countries are eligible to vote for the winner of this year’s Ballon d’Or award.

This is because they are among the top 100 countries in the FIFA world rankings, which determine the award’s international jury.

The 2026 regulations stipulate that the FIFA ranking in effect when the voting lists were published on September 8 was used to determine the jury.

Each journalist will select and rank 10 players from the 30 Ballon d’Or nominees.

The player ranked first receives 15 points, followed by 12, 10, eight, seven, five, four, three, two and one point for the 10th choice.

The African countries that are among the top 100 include:

Morocco — 6th in FIFA ranking

Senegal — 18th

Egypt — 24th

Nigeria — 26th

Algeria — 29th

Côte d’Ivoire — 31st

DR Congo — 41st

Cameroon — 43rd

Mali — 53rd

South Africa — 54th

Tunisia — 57th

Burkina Faso — 62nd

Cabo Verde — 64th

Ghana — 65th

Guinea — 81st

Gabon — 84th

Angola — 87th

Uganda — 89th

Zambia — 90th

Benin — 94th

The other 80 countries in the top 100 are from Europe, Asia, North America, South America and Oceania.

2026 Ballon d’Or: 20 African countries to vote for winner [Full List]