HERMAN GIBBS
Ronwen Williams has written his name into the annals of African football history by becoming the first player from a club on the Mother Continent to be nominated for the prestigious Ballon dOr award.
The Ballon dOr celebrates world footballs and is widely regarded as footballs most distinguished individual award. Year after year, it honoured global icons like Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, who collectively have won the prize 13 times.
Ronaldo holds the Ballon dOr record for a total of 18 nominations.
This year, however, the 32-year-old Bafana Bafana and Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper wont be dwelling in the shadows of these two fan favourites because, for the first time in two decades, they dont feature on the list of nominees.
