Ballon d’Or 2026: Nigeria makes list of African countries with voting rights

Nigeria is one of 20 African countries eligible to vote for the 2026 Ballon d’Or after being included among the top 100 nations in the FIFA men’s world ranking used to select members of the award’s international jury.
The 100-member jury includes representatives from 20 African countries, with their respective FIFA rankings listed below:
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.
According to the Ballon d’...