Ballon d’Or 2026: Morocco backs Hakimi, Gabon chooses Mané
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Afrik-Foot
The 2026 Ballon d’Or votes show Morocco put Achraf Hakimi first, while Gabon was the only African country to vote for Sadio Mané. Cameroon and Ivory Coast chose Kylian Mbappé, Algeria picked Lamine Yamal and several other countries selected Harry Kane, according to L’Équipe.
Morocco placed Achraf Hakimi, the Paris Saint-Germain right-back and Morocco international, at the top of its vote for the 2026 Ballon d’Or, while Gabon chose Sadio Mané, the Senegalese forward for Al-Nassr. The votes of the 100 jurors were revealed on 30 October by French newspaper L’Équipe, according to Afrik-Foot.
Moroccan journalist Mostafa Badri, the kingdom’s sole juror, gave first place to Hakimi. In Gabon, the journalist on the jury ranked Mané ninth. The Senegalese player finished 29th overall, level with William Saliba.
Harry Kane, the trophy winner, was the choice of South Africa, Angola, Uganda and Senegal. Kylian Mbappé received the top votes from Benin, Cameroon, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia; Algeria voted for Lamine Yamal.
The publication of the votes completes the information on the Ballon d’Or poll, won by Harry Kane ahead of Kylian Mbappé and Lamine Yamal, and comes after Mbappé’s vote was reported to have led in 23 countries in a breakdown of national votes.
