Nigeria Missing as 2026 Ballon d’Or Winner Emerges
Nigeria will watch the 70th Ballon d’Or gala from the sidelines on Monday evening when football crowns its latest monarch at the London Palladium. Global selectors omitted every Nigerian footballer from the men’s shortlist, the women’s roster, and the auxiliary silverware categories. Missing the World Cup carries harsh penalties. Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman drove…