Mbaye earns CAF Award nomination

Ibrahim Mbaye has been nominated for the Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF) Young Player of the Year award for 2026.

The 18-year-old has continued his progression at Aston Villa following a summer move from Paris Saint-Germain, where he broke onto the senior scene.

Mbaye was part of the PSG squad that won Ligue 1, the UEFA Champions League and the UEFA Super Cup in 2026.

He has also shone for Senegal since winning his first cap in November 2025, featuring and scoring at the FIFA World Cup earlier this year. 

For the Young Player of the Year award, Mbaye has been shortlisted alongside Ibrahim Maza (Algeria/Bayer Leverkusen), Christian Kofane (Cameroon/Bayer Leverkusen), Christ Inao (Côte d'Ivoire/Fiorentina), Yan Diomande (Côte d'Ivoire/Real Madrid), Hamza Abdelkarim (Egypt/Barcelona), Caleb Yirenkyi (Ghana/Coventry City), Ismael Kamissoko (Mali/Etoiles Mandé), Abdellah Ouazane (Morocco/Ajax) and Ayoub Bouaddi (Morocco/Manchester City). 

The winner will be announced at the CAF Awards ceremony in Lagos, Nigeria on Monday, December 7.

Congratulations, Ibrahim!