Sa Fans Outraged After Bafana Skipper Ronwen Williams Is Ninth At Ballon D'or

There was both pride and a sense of having been hard done by among South African football fans after Bafana Bafana captain Ronwen Williams was deemed the ninth-best goalkeeper at the Ballon d'Or awards in Paris on Monday.

Williams, who has had a remarkable season as Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper, stood among the world's elite as a Yashin Trophy nominee - an honour for the globe's best shot-stoppers.

It was an unprecedented moment for South African football, with Williams being the only African nominated in his category and the first African goalkeeper to be considered while playing for a club on the continent.

As Williams took his place among titans like Portugals Diogo Costa, Italy's Gianluigi Donnarumma, and Argentina's Emiliano Martinez, South African fans rallied behind him, convinced he deserved the coveted trophy.