'Africa's Pride' - Twitter reacts as Mendy wins the Best Fifa Goalkeeper award

Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy has become the first African to win the Best Fifa Men's Goalkeeper award.

Mendy claimed the 2021 recognition on Monday after beating Italy’s Gianluigi Donnarumma and Bayern Munich’s Manuel Neuer to the prize.

The 29-year-old played an instrumental role in helping Chelsea win the Uefa Champions League in his debut season with a record nine clean sheets in the process.

He is currently at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations with the Teranga Lions and he has been described as a pride to the continent as he looks forward to playing his first match in Cameroon against Malawi on Tuesday.

🇸🇳 HISTORY! SENEGAL’S BRICK WALL! 🇸🇳 Edouard Mendy is FIFA's #TheBest Men's Goalkeeper! AFRICA'S PRIDE! 🌍🏆@Fsfofficielle pic.twitter.com/N8XvXxGjqF— #TotalEnergiesAFCON2021 🏆 (@CAF_Online) January 17, 2022

How Edouard Mendy moved from almost quitting football to been the best goalkeeper in the world is simply inspirational ⭐️ #NeverGiveUp #chelsea pic.twitter.com/rkI6H0L5xj— The retweeter (@guru_kalexis) January 17, 2022

Congratulations to Edouard MendyTruly deserved pic.twitter.com/jc5nXLls3t— Ìféoluwa 🏆🏆💙💙💙💙 (@worthylamb1) January 17, 2022

His name is Edouard Mendy. He is the best keeper of 2021. 💙💙💙 pic.twitter.com/OF0HaoYZCn— Champ (@_A_Champ) January 17, 2022

First African Goal keeper to win the best FIFA goalkeeper award. EDOUARD MENDY 🇸🇳🧤We are proud of you#FIFA pic.twitter.com/v3hI7ZgTvE— ONLINE SURVEYOR (@Berrymacman) January 17, 2022

What a time to be a Chelsea fan...we clearing all awardsBest Men's coach Thomas TuchelBest Women's coach Emma HayesBest Men's goal keeper Edouard Mendy— Davich (@DavichIfechukwu) January 17, 2022

Congratulations to Édouard Mendy 🥳🥳🥳— ISSA🪙 (@slimboy_issaa) January 17, 2022

Edouard Mendy deservedly awarded the #TheBest men’s goalkeeper of 2021 and the first African to win the award 🥇€28million for him was such a bargain!— Abdul (@iam_bakar) January 17, 2022

In 2004 , Edouard Mendy was unemployed, lining up at a local job center and ready to quit football. Now , *won Champions League with the most clean sheets in the competition.*won the FIFA men’s keeper award Never. Give. Up. pic.twitter.com/HkIpU1YLFF— 🗿Broken Heart 💔🇳🇬🇳🇬 (@broken_heart490) January 17, 2022

I'm glad Edouard Mendy got the #TheBest goalkeeper of the year award. It was very strange he didn't even get recognised for the other award.— Deji Faremi (@deejayfaremi) January 17, 2022

Edouard Mendy, the best goalkeeper in the world. African excellence, you love to see it man 👏🏽— Mod (@CFCMod_) January 17, 2022

The best of the best 🧤Congrats to Edouard Mendy for being awarded #TheBest Men's Goalkeeper! pic.twitter.com/Ax5nnHzDa8— Chelsea FC USA (@ChelseaFCinUSA) January 17, 2022