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Andre Onana has been nominated for the 2023 Ballon d’or and 2023 Yachine Trophy which recognizes the best goalkeeper of the year.

 

The Manchester United Goalkeeper makes the Yachine Trophy nomination alongside Al Hilal’s Goalkeeper Yassine Bonou as the only Africans on the list

 

Here are all the 2023 Yachine Trophy nominees
🇲🇦 Yassine Bounou @Alhilal_EN
🇧🇪 Thibaut Courtois @realmadrid
🇫🇷 Mike Maignan @acmilan
🇩🇪 Marc-André ter Stegen – @FCBarcelona
🇧🇷 Ederson @ManCity
🇦🇷 Emiliano Martinez @AVFCOfficial
🇨🇲 Andre Onana @ManUtd
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Aaron Ramsdale… pic.twitter.com/6urABZKYAp

— Ballon d'Or #ballondor (@ballondor) September 6, 2023

 

Onana who finished runners up with Inter Milan in the Champions League last year becomes the first Cameroonian to be nominated for the award since Samuel Eto’o in 2011

HERE ARE ALL THE BALLON D'OR NOMINEES! 🌕✨#ballondor pic.twitter.com/hg1ZByzhDV

— Ballon d'Or #ballondor (@ballondor) September 6, 2023