Ismaïla Sarr and Saly Sarr head Senegal's sports awards

Dakar — Senegal's national sports press association (ANPS) has named its best athletes of the 2026 season, Le Quotidien reports, citing the APS news agency.

The winners

• Sportsperson of the year — Saly Sarr. The triple jumper wins for the second year running after a season that brought Diamond League gold, a World Championships bronze, the African title and a Senegalese record of 15.08m.
• Best footballer abroad — Ismaïla Sarr. He won the Europa League with Crystal Palace as the competition's top scorer with nine goals, added the Community Shield and the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, scored 26 goals in all competitions, and was the top African scorer at the World Cup with four.
• Best home-based footballer — Moustapha Guèye. The Teungueth FC defender won the Senegalese league and several player-of-the-month awards.
• Wrestling with strikes — Sa Thiès (Salif Sakho) of the Double Less stable, after his win over Modou Lô.
• Wrestling without strikes — Ngagne Sène, captain of the national team, for a second time.

Each prize carries the name of a Senegalese sporting great, among them Jules François Bocandé and Amadou Dia Bâ.

Source: Le Quotidien / APS, 23 October 2026.