Lens and Mali Midfielder Sangaré Wins Marc-Vivien Foé Prize for African Players
The 23-year-old becomes the first Malian to win the award after standout displays for Lens and Mali.
- Malian midfielder Mamadou Sangaré won the 2026 Prix Marc-Vivien Foé on Tuesday, recognizing him as Ligue 1's outstanding African player.
- Born in Bamako, Sangaré developed at Yeelen Olympique and RB Salzburg before Lens paid €8 million for him in August 2025.
- "He made an immediate impact in Lens," said analyst Hervé Penot of RFI's Radio Foot Internationale, noting teammates saw the 23-year-old midfielder had "something special."
- Sangaré succeeds Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi as winner, while Monaco midfielder Lamine Camara placed second and Lyon defender Moussa Niakhaté took third.
- Lens faces Nice in the Coupe de France final on May 22 at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, offering Sangaré's club a path to silverware.
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Mali's Mamadou Sangaré named top African player in French football league
RC Lens midfielder Mamadou Sangaré has been voted the top African player in the French Ligue 1 football league, becoming the first Malian player to win the Marc-Vivien Foé prize, awarded by French broadcasters RFI and France 24.
Awarded for its first season in France, the Malian international of RC Lens Mamadou Sangaré received this Monday morning the Marc-Vivian Foé prize for the best African player in Ligue 1 of the 2025-2026 season. The number 8 in Lens succeeds Ashraf Hakimi, winner of the 2024-2025 edition, and...
The Malian midfielder of RC Lens, Mamadou Sangaré, won on Monday the 2026 edition of the Marc-Vivien Foé prize awarded by RFI and France 24. Named the best African player in Ligue 1 by a jury...
Among the three finalists rewarding the best African player in Ligue 1, Moussa Niakhaté will not become the first Senegalese winner of the Marc-Vivian Foé prize. OL's defender was ahead of Mamadou Sangaré, the middle of RC Lens. They were ten before being only three. On Monday 11 May, Mamadou Sangaré [...] Article Niakhaté (OL) won the Marc-Vivian Foé prize? appeared first on Olympique & Lyonnais.
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