2026 Marc-Vivien Foé award winner revealed! | OneFootball

Since 2011, the media outlets RFI and France 24 have awarded the Marc-Vivien Foé Prize, which honors the best African player in Ligue 1 who has played at least 15 league matches this season. This trophy is awarded by a jury made up of 100 journalists specializing in French and African football from all types of media (radio, television, print, and internet). The winner was announced this Monday: Mamadou Sangaré, a 23-year-old midfielder for RC Lens and Mali. He is followed by Lamine Camara (a 22-year-old midfielder for AS Monaco and Senegal) and Moussa Niakhaté (a 30-year-old defender for Olympique Lyonnais and Senegal).

We obviously congratulate Sangaré for this award after a very fine season with Lens. It is not surprising to see him win this title. Achraf Hakimi, the 27-year-old right-back for PSG and Morocco, was not even among the 3 finalists after winning this honorary title last season. After a long injury and less standout performances, that is not necessarily a surprise.

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