Chancel Mbemba was elected on Tuesday, May 30 best African player of the France Football Championship (Ligue 1) 2022-2023 by a jury gathered by RFI and France 24. In the standings, the Congolese is ahead of the Ivorian Seko Fofana, defending champion and the Nigerian Terem Moffi.
This is a first since the creation of the Marc-Vivien Foé Award: a defender came out on top in the votes.