The 2024 Ballon d’Or will be the 68th annual ceremony of the Ballon d’Or, presented by France Football, recognising the best footballers in the world in the 2023–24 season. For the third time in the history of the award, it will be given based on the results of the season instead of the calendar year. This is the period from 1 August 2023 to 31 July 2024. The nominees were announced on 4 September 2024 and ceremony will take place on 28 October 2024. Two new accolades are set to be awarded: Men’s Coach of the Year and Women’s Coach of the Year, recognising the contribution of coaches to success on the pitch. UEFA will co-organize the Ballon d’Or gala for the first time, with France Football retaining the voting system and the Ballon d’Or name.
South Africa’s number one goalkeeper, Ronwen Williams has added to his growing list of achievements after it was announced on Wednesday, 04 September that the acrobatic shot-stopper has historically made the list of Goalkeeper of the Year nominees for world football’s most prestigious individual trophy, the Ballon d’Or Yashin Trophy.
Not only is this a first for Africa, but the Bafana Bafana skipper makes continental history as the first ever footballer playing in Africa to be nominated for the award.
As the only African based keeper, Williams made the list of 10 best shot-stoppers in the world which include current holder, Emiliano Martez (Argentina), Unai Simon (Spain) as well as Diogo Costa (Portugal) amongst others.
To date, African football icon George Weah remains the only African to be voted the best player in the world after winning the Ballon d’Or in 1995 ahead of Germany’s Jurgen Klinsmann and Finland’s Jari Litman.
Weah was also the first non-European to win the award.
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