'It's true' - Liverpool star Sadio Mane hits out at lack of African Ballon d'Or winners

Sadio Mane believes that African footballers are not given the same chance of winning the Ballon d’Or. The Liverpool forward has been one of the best players in the world since his move from Southampton to Liverpool, where he has won the Champions League and the Premier League under Jurgen Klopp, amongst other trophies. Ad/> After a superb 2022 so far, he is now one of the leading contenders for this year’s Ballon d’Or, an award not won by an African player since 1995, when George Weah lifted the trophy.

Champions LeagueLiverpool have one game left to save their season (sort of) — The Warm-Up2 HOURS AGO Mane scored the winning penalty as Senegal won the Africa Cup of Nations in February and helped his country qualify for the Qatar World Cup later this year, helping put him in the frame to lift the biggest individual award in football this autumn. Mane and his Liverpool team-mates face Real Madrid this Saturday in Paris to contest the Champions League final, and the 30-year-old has said he will reveal his future plans after the game, with speculation that he could leave Anfield. Asked about the problems African players face in being considered for the Ballon d’Or, he said: “It's true.

If you guys say it, what can I say myself? Which is sad. This cup, the Africa Cup of Nations is one of the biggest for myself, it is the biggest trophy I have won in my life. Liverpool have one game left to save their season (sort of) — The Warm-Up Mane delays transfer decision amid interst from Bayern, Barca and Real — Paper Round Aston Villa agree deal to sign Diego Carlos from Sevilla “For an African player not to have won the Ballon d'Or since George Weah it is sad for sure.