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BBC Pidgin of Tuesday, 18 October 2022

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Karim Benzema don win im first Ballon d'Or award

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French striker Karim Benzema don win di 2022 Ballon d’Or 2022 award for ceremony wey happun for Paris on Monday. Di Frenchman wey be 34 years bin score 44 goals in 46 appearances across all competitions last season. Im goals help Carlo Ancelotti team to win di La Liga and Champions League. For Champions League im shine well-well for Real Madrid, sake of im hat-tricks for di last-16 second leg against Paris Saint-Germain and quarter-final first leg against Chelsea. Benzema no stop dia e still score again for dia second leg match against di Blues. E still score three more goals for dia semi-final first and second leg against Manchester City. Di Ballon d’Or award dey based on players performance for di previous season rather than di calendar year. For 2021/22 campaign, Benzema based bin dey very good form based on di goals and trophy wey im win. Na only four African players make dis list for dis award. Egypt and Liverpool striker Mohamed Salah, Ivory Coast and Borrusia Dortmund Sebastien Haller. Followed by Senegal and Bayern Munich Sadio Mane and Algeria and Manchester City Riyad Mahrez.