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Nekounam shortlisted for AFC Player of the year 2013

 

AFC Annual Awards 2013: nominees announced

Published on Friday, 15 November 2013 17:34

Kuala Lumpur: AFC has announced the list of nominees for the 2013 AFC Player of the Year award on Friday.

Iran and Esteghlal ace Javad Nekonam, AFC Champions League winners Guangzhou Evergrande captain Zheng Zhi (China) and Ha Dae Sung (Korea Republic; FC Seoul) are in contention for the topmost AFC Player of the Year accolade.

Guangzhou Evergrande’s Brazilian import Luiz Guilherme Da Conceicao (Muriqui), who won the AFC Champions League’s Most Valuable Player and Top Goalscorer awards, will be vying with his teammate Dario Leonardo Conca (Argentina) and FC Seoul’s Motenegro ace Dejan Damjanovic for the AFC Foreign Player of the Year award.

Yuto Nagatomo (Japan; Inter Milan), Son Heung-min (Korea Republic; Bayer Leverkusen) and Keisuke Honda (Japan; CSKA Moscow) are in the fray for the Asian International Player of the Year honour.

The awards will be presented at a grand ceremony on November 26, 2013, at the Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur.

AFC Player of the Year 2013
(in alphabetical order)

Ha Dae Sung (Korea Republic and FC Seoul)
Javad Nekonam (Iran and Esteghlal)
Zheng Zhi (China and Guangzhou Evergrande)

Asian International Player of the Year 2013
(in alphabetical order)

Keisuke Honda (Japan; CSKA Moscow)
Son Heung-min (Korea Republic; Bayer Leverkusen)
Yuto Nagatomo (Japan; Inter Milan)

AFC Foreign Player of the Year 2013
(in alphabetical order)

Dario Leonardo Conca (Guangzhou Evergrande; Argentina)
Dejan Damjanovic (FC Seoul; Montenegro)
Luiz Guilherme Da Conceicao Silva (Guangzhou Evergrande; Brazil)

Sepp Blatter arrives in Tehran

 

FIFA president Sepp Blatter arrived in Tehran this Wednesday morning to attend the second International Congress on Science and Football. He was received by  Ali Kaffashian, head of Iran Football Federation, and some dignitaries, including Ali Daei, Mehdi Mahdavikia and Current Team Melli Captain Javad Nekounam.

Blatter is scheduled to meet the Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and the country’s sports and youth ministry.

Asian Football Confederation (AFC) President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa will also arrive in Tehran  later today to attend the conference.

Earlier , Sepp blatter commented about his visit to Iran by saying “The people of Iran are very happy to reach the World Cup,” said Blatter. “It will give a lot of emotions to this country. I will be honoured to meet President Rouhani and speak with him about the future of football in Iran.”

Blatter whose executive jet landed at Imam Khomeini airport early in the morning at 4:45 , will have a busy schedule while in Tehran. In a brief statement in the airport, President of the football governing body said “I am glad that I have finally made this trip which is well over due. We have initially talked about it 2 years and finally I am here. ” Blatter engaged in conversation with Daei asking him about the status of readiness of Team Melli for the World Cup.

Mahdavikia greets Blatter
Mahdavikia greets Blatter