MENDY INS: I'm very proud because I was the first African in history to win this title

According to the official news, Edward Mendy won the FIFA Goalkeeper of the Year.

After winning the award, Mendy also expressed his gratitude to the fans at INS for the first time.

Mendy wrote: "I am very proud to receive this award today. I am even more proud that I am the first African goalkeeper in history to win this title and I hope to pave the way for many others. ”

"The first word that comes to my mind is thank you – thanks to my teammates, my children, my family and all the people around me."

"Thank you to the French clubs that nurtured me and allowed me to develop, to my club Chelsea, to my coaches, staff and players. Thank you to my country, Senegal, and my coach and the staff of the national team. ”

"I will continue to work hard, as I have always done, to maintain this level of performance and win new titles."

"In the end, I just want to say: believe in yourself, believe in your dreams, believe in yourself, anything is possible!"

(Bear & Raspberry)