Ballon d’Or: Ronwen Williams Speaks After Becoming First South African to Step on Red Carpet

• Ronwen Williams was spotted at the red carpet of the 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony at the Theatre du Chatelet in France
• The Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper was shortlisted as one of the nominees for the Yashin Trophy award at the ceremony
• The South African national team captain shared his view after arriving at the location of the event on Monday evening

South African goalkeeper Ronwen Williams arrived on the red carpet of the ongoing 2024 Ballon d'Or ceremony in France this evening.

The Mamelodi Sundowns star was nominated for the Yashin Trophy, an award given to the best goalkeeper in the world.

The 32-year-old was recognised by France Football after a wonderful season with Masandawana and the South African national team at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast earlier this year.

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Williams speaks after arriving on Ballon d'Or red carpet

In an interview after storming the red carpet looking dapper in a perfect suit, Williams claimed it is an honour to be nominated for the best goalkeeper award.

"It is an honour and privilege for me to be among the greats. I feel goosebumps. I hope this opens the doors for more South Africans and Africans to get more nominations," the former SuperSport United star said.

The Bafana Bafana star also admitted that he looked up to other nominees on the shortlist and how he tries to steal/copy their ideas to stay at a higher level.

"Definitely [I look up to them], they are all playing at the highest level, in prestigious tournaments and are doing very well," he added.

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"I try to steal from them to see how they stay at higher level, I just try to be on their level."

Khumalo explains what surprises him about Williams

Briefly News also reported that Kaizer Chiefs legend Doctor Khumalo opened up on what surprises him the most about Ronwen Williams during in a recent interview.

The former Bafana Bafana midfielder was not amazed that the Sundowns star is among the nominees for the Yashin Trophy at the 2024 Ballon d'Or award ceremony.

Source: Briefly News