Ghana coach Avram Grant cast his vote for Brazilian Stars Neymar to win the 2015 FIFA Ballon d'Or award.

The Israeli trainer chose the Barcelona winger ahead of compatriot Lionel Messi who won the award.

Grant shockingly did not include Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo in his list but rather opted for under-fire Chelsea winger Eden Hazard who was not shortlisted among the top three.

Messi set another record by winning the award for the fifth time having won it on four consecutive occasions thus in 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012.

The Black Stars coach is currently on holidays in the UK hence expected to be back to prepare for Ghana’s upcoming Cup of Nations qualifier against Mozambique in March this year.