Chelsea's Senegalese goalkeeper Edouard Mendy is confident he can win the Lev Yashin award for Europe's best goalkeeper when the Ballon d'Or gala takes place on Monday night.
The 29-year-old is one of the 10 goalkeepers in contention for the prize, with only Italy's European Championship winner Gianluigi Donnarumma, of Paris St-Germain, up for the main Ballon d'Or trophy.
Nonetheless, Mendy - who won the Champions League in May - believes he can become the second man to win an award introduced in 2019 by Ballon d'Or organisers.
"Of course I think I can win it," Mendy told BBC Sport Africa.
"[If I do win it] I think it would be something I would have deserved. It's something I have worked hard to get, so it would be a great pride given my journey."
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