Dembele And Yamal Dey Run Race For Ballon d’Or Glory

Paris Saint-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele dey gats hold body pass Barcelona star Lamine Yamal to win men Ballon d’Or on Monday, while Aitana Bonmati fit carry third women Ballon d’Or back-to-back. Football world go gather for big big ceremony for Theatre du Chatelet, Paris, to know who go be next winner of award wey Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo don hold for long time. Those two na im win Ballon d’Or 13 times between 2008 to 2023. Di award, wey be di most respected individual prize for football, na Manchester City midfielder Rodri win last year after e lead Spain win Euro 2024. But Rodri no dey for this year race because injury spoil him season. Now, 28-year-old Dembele don become favourite from list wey PSG Champions League winners full. Nine PSG players wey win European trophy first time after 5-0 destruction of Inter Milan dey among 30 nominees. Dembele dey join Desire Doue, Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Nuno Mendes, Joao Neves, Fabian Ruiz, Vitinha plus goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma wey don waka go Manchester City. But Dembele get upper hand after better season wey e fill gap wey Kylian Mbappe leave for Paris, score 35 goals.

That work help PSG finish domestic season clean and also reach Club World Cup final. Na better campaign for French club, but even better one for Dembele, wey change from winger to centre-forward. “E sweet after the wonderful season wey I get for PSG,” Dembele talk to Le Monde when dem ask am how e feel to be one of the top contenders for di prize. “I believe say I dey one of di favourites, but we go see how e go be.” Plenty PSG players no go fit show for ceremony because their Ligue 1 game against Marseille shift by 24 hours on Sunday due to storm for southern France. But Dembele, wey dey injured, fit show. Yamal, wey still just 18, dey shine pass other nominees as big star for wing at Barcelona, where people dey see am as Messi next. E win Kopa Trophy for best player under 21 last year Ballon d’Or, fresh from helping Spain win European Championship. E score 18 goals for 55 games last season as Barcelona win La Liga and Spanish Copa del Rey, but dem lost Champions League semi-final to Inter. “I no dey dream to win one Ballon d’Or, I dey dream to win plenty,” Yamal yarn