Fans Rejoice As Muslim Footballers Shine at Ballon d’Or 2022

Muslim fans celebrated Muslim players’ achievements during Ballon d’Or awards, with Real Madrid and France forward Karim Benzema winning the prestigious award, thus becoming the only second Muslim to earn the glory.

Benzema was ahead of Senegalese Muslim star Sadio Mane, who came in second place, while Mohamed Salah, Egyptian Muslim star, came in the fifth place.

🚨 Three footballers who were voted as the best in the world are Muslim.

Karim Benzema was voted the best player in the world, with Sadio Mané coming second. Mohamed Salah came fifth in the Ballon d’Or rankings.#islam #muslim #benzema #Mane #Salah #football #fifa #BallonDor pic.twitter.com/mQ13w6nNAd

— Maaiz #RiseRT 🇲🇻🤝🇵🇸 (@Maaix4) October 18, 2022

2 Muslims Karim Benzema and Mane come 1st and 2nd for the ballon d’Or. Say ma sha Allah

— Yahya • يَحْيَىٰ 🇮🇳☝ (@Chagzyahya) October 17, 2022

I’m not a Real Madrid fan, I’m a Barcelona fan but no one can compete with Karim Benzema the best player of this season.

Congratulations to the Muslim star whose Islam is high to Karim Benzema, the winner of Ballon d’or. pic.twitter.com/mlIp7iEJ6P

— Abu mansur (@abdihakim_06) October 18, 2022

For the 2022 Ballon d’Or, Karim Benzema was named the best footballer of the year, Sadio Mane came second and Mohamed Salah was fifth. It means three of the top five footballers in the world are Muslim.

Read more: https://t.co/zr0C2KwAZ0 #benzema #mane #ballondor pic.twitter.com/5UkVKdWG2k

— Islam Channel (@Islamchannel) October 18, 2022

Benzema had his best season ever at Madrid, being the top scorer in both leagues. Karim Benzema scored 50 goals and 16 assists from 56 matches at the club and the national level last season.

Benzema also successfully won four trophies, namely the Spanish League, Champions League, and Spanish Super Cup with Real Madrid, as well as the UEFA Nations League with the French national team.

“I’m really proud, it’s a lot of work and a kid’s dream come true,” Benzema said after getting the award.

In addition to coming second on the Ballon d’Or, Bayern Munich star Sadio Mane won the Socrates Award which acknowledged his charity work in his native Senegal.

The former Liverpool man is known to be highly charitable, he built a public hospital and funded schools and families in his home village. He also donated to the Senegalese National Committee to fund Covid-19 support.

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