AFC Player of the Year Award 2016 nominees announced
The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) has announced the names of the three nominees for this year’s AFC Player of the Year Award in the women’s and men’s categories.
This year’s annual celebration of the stars of Asian football will take place at a glittering gala event in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates, on December 1, 2016.
The nominees are:
Men
Omar Abdulrahman (UAE)
Hammadi Ahmed Aldeeaa (IRQ)
Wu Lei (CHN)
Midfielder for the UAE national team, Al Ain player Omar Abdulrahman has been the one to watch in the region, having already won several individual accolades. He led UAE to the third round of the FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 Asian Qualifiers and his club Al Ain to this season’s AFC Champions League final.
