By: Akosua Adjei
As the hour draws nigh to end the debate on who the best player is for 2021-2022, Ghana’s Premier and only 24 hour Sports Channel, GTV Sports+, has acquired the right to telecast the 2022 Ballon d’Or.
The 66th edition of the annual ceremony will be presented by France Football as they recognise and award the footballers who set themselves apart from others with their goal scoring abilities, goal saving prowess and general qualities in the world.
For the first time since 2005, multi Ballon d’Or champion Lionel Messi did not make it into the final short list for the award meanwhile five times winner Cristiano Ronaldo made it on the list and could close the gap between him and Messi.
Below are the nominees
2022 BALLON D’OR NOMINEES
Thibaut Courtois -Real Madird
Mohamed Salah – Liverpool
Rafael Leao – AC Milan
Christopher Nkunku – RB Leipzig
Joshua Kimmich – Bayern Munich
Trent Alexander-Arnold – Liverpool
Vinicius Jr – Real Madrid
Bernardo Silva – Manchester City
Luis Diaz (Liverpool
Robert Lewandowski – Barcelona
Riyad Mahrez – Manchester City
Casemiro – Real Madrid
Heung-Min Son – Tottenham
Fabinho – Liverpool
Karim Benzema – Real Madrid
Mike Maignan – AC Milan
Harry Kane – Tottenham
Darwin Nunez – Liverpool
Phil Foden – Manchester City
Sadio Mane – Bayern Munich
Sebastien Haller – Borussia Dortmund
Luka Modric – Real Madrid
Antonio Rudiger – Real Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo – Manchester United
Kevin de Bruyne – Manchester City
Dusan Vlahovic – Juventus
Virgil van Dijk – Liverpool
Joao Cancelo – Manchester City
Erling Haaland – Manchester City
Kylian Mbappe – Paris Saint-Germain
Women nominees
Alexandra Popp- Wolfsburg
Lena Oberdorf – Wolfsburg
Aitana Bonmati – Barcelona
Asisat Oshoala- Barcelona
Fridolina Rolfo – Barcelona
Lucy Bronze – Barcelona
Alexia Putellas – Barcelona
Wendie Renard- Olympique Lyon
Ada Hegerberg- Olympique Lyon
Selma Bacha – Olympique Lyon
Catarina Macario – Olympique Lyon
Christiane Endler – Olympique Lyon
Alex Morgan – San Diego Wave
Beth Mead- San Diego Wave
Vivianne Miedema – Arsenal Marie-Antoinette Katoto- Paris Saint-Germain
Kadidiatou Diani – Paris Saint-Germain Millie Bright- Paris Saint-Germain
Sam Kerr- Paris Saint-Germain
Trinity Rodman – Washington Spirit
“Trophee Yachine” (Best Goalkeeper)
Yassine Bounou – Sevilla
Alisson Becker – Liverpool
Thibaut Courtois – Real Madrid
Ederson – Manchester City
Mike Maignan – AC Milan
Edouard Mendy – Chelsea
Manuel Neuer – Bayern Munich
Jan Oblak – Atletico Madrid
Kevin Trapp – Eintracht Frankfurt
Hugo Lloris – Tottenham Hotspur
“Trophee Kopa” (Best youngster)
Karim Adeyemi – Borussia Dortmund
Jude Bellingham- Borussia Dortmund Eduardo Camavinga – Real Madrid
Gavi – Barcelona
Ryan Gravenberch- Bayern Munich
Jamal Musiala Bayern Munich
Nuno Mendes Paris Saint-Germain
Josko Gvardiol – RB Leipzig
Bukayo Saka -Arsenal
Florian Wirtz – Bayer Leverkusen
The awards is slated for October 17, 2022 in Paris at a very lavish and extravagant ceremony.
GTV Sports will also telecast 2022 FIFA World Cup.
