"African champion and top scorer".. Senegalese website: Teranga Lions star the closest to succeeding Hakimi
Goal | 21.07.2026 17:56
The race for the 2026 African Ballon d'Or has kicked off in the media, and one name is emerging strongly: Ismaila Sarr. An exceptional season on both an individual and collective level has thrust the Crystal Palace forward into the reckoning, with the Senegalese press touting him among the front-runners to succeed Morocco's Achraf Hakimi, who claimed the award last time out.
