By Opeyemi Adelakun
Twenty African countries are eligible to vote for the winner of the 2026 Ballon d’Or, with participation determined by their positions in the FIFA world rankings.
The award’s regulations state that the FIFA rankings in effect when the voting lists were published on September 8 were used to determine the international jury.
Each journalist on the jury is required to select and rank 10 players from the 30 nominees. The player ranked first receives 15 points, while the remaining selections earn 12, 10, eight, seven, five, four, three, two and one point respectively.
The 20 African countries listed as eligible voters and their FIFA ranking positions are:
Country| FIFA ranking
Morocco| 6th
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 represented in the top 100 FIFA rankings are from Europe, Asia, North America, South America and Oceania.
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