Franck Kessiea 25 -year -old Ivorian midfielder, is coming on Barca this week as one of 30 candidates for Africa’s Ballon d’Or for his performance in Milan during 2021-22. The 2022 CAF Awards Gala will be held on July 21 in Rabat (Morocco).
A panel composed of technical experts, legends CAF and the journalists decided to list in different categories taking into account the candidate’s performance at all levels between September 2021 and June 2022.
The winners in each category will be decided by a voting panel consisting of the CAF Technical Commission, media professionals, coaches and captains of member associations, as well as clubs participating in the group stage of inter-club competitions.
The former midfielder of Milan was only honored, moreover, by ‘Calcium Trade Ball’ as Africa’s best player in Serie A 2021-22. CTB is an annual event that celebrates the relationship between Ghana and Italian football.
CAF Golden Ball 2021-22
The 30 nominees
Riyad Mahrez (Algeria at Manchester City)
Bertrand Traore (Burkina Faso at Aston Villa)
Blati Toure (Burkina Faso and Pyramids)
Edmund Tapsoba (Burkina Faso and Bayer Leverkusen)
Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa (Cameroon and Naples)
Karl Toko Ekambi (Cameroon and Lyon)
Vincent Aboubacar (Cameroon at Al Nassr)
Youssouf M’Changama (Comoros and Guingamp)
Franck Kessie (Ivory Coast at AC Milan/Barça)
Sebastien Haller (Ivory Coast at Ajax)
Mohamed Abdelmonem (Egypt and Al Ahly)
Mohamed ElNeny (Egypt and Arsenal)
Mohamed Salah (Egypt and Liverpool)
Mohamed Shenawy (Egypt and Al Ahly)
Musa Barrow (Gambia and Bologna)
Naby Keita (Guinea and Liverpool)
Aliou Dieng (Mali and Al Ahly)
Hamari Traore (Mali and Rennes)
Yves Bissouma (Mali at Tottenham Hotspur)
Achraf Hakimi (Morocco at Paris Saint-Germain)
Sofiane Boufal (Morocco and Angers)
Yahya Jabrane (Morocco at Wydad Athletic Club)
Yassine Bounou (Morocco and Seville)
Moses Simon (Nigeria and Nantes)
Edouard Mendy (Senegal at Chelsea)
Kalidou Koulibaly (Senegal and Naples)
Nampalys Mendy (Senegal at Leicester City)
Sadio Mané (Senegal at Bayern Munich)
Saliou Ciss (Senegal at Nancy)
Ali Maaloul (Tunisia at Al Ahly)
Source: La Verdad
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