MNA - Ebrahim Sadeghi of Iran
has been nominated for the 2008 Asian footballer of the year award.
Ebrahim Sadeghi, as the sole Iranian player in the 21-player list, is a
member of Iran’s national team in the 2010 World Cup Qualifiers.
Sadeghi will captain Saipa in the AFC Champions League against Al-Quwa
Al-Jawiya of Iraq on Wednesday.
The best player of the year 2008 will be named at the awards gala on
November 25 in Shanghai.
Past winners are as follow:
Saeed Al-Owairan (1994; Saudi Arabia), Masami Ihara(1995; Japan), Khodad
Azizi (Iran; 1996), Hidetoshi Nakata (1997; Japan), Ali Daei (Iran; 1999),
Fan Xehi (2000; China), Shinji Ono (Japan; 2002),Mehdi Mahdavikia(Iran;
2003), Ali Karimi (Iran; 2004) and of late Hamad Al Montashari (Saudi
Arabia; 2005), Khalfan Ibrahim (Qatar; 2006) and Yasser Al Qahtani (Saudi
Arabia; 2007).
List of contenders in alphabetical order:
1. Ala’a Hubail (Bahrain and Al Kuwait – Kuwait)
2. Ahmad Ajab (Kuwait and Al Qadsiya – Kuwait)
3. Aleksandar Duric (Singapore and Singapore Armed Forces FC – Singapore)
4. Ebrahim Sadeghi (Iran and Saipa – Iran)
5. Fabio Cesar (Qatar and Umm Salal – Qatar)
6. Hawar Mullah Mohamed (Iraq and Al Khor – Qatar)
7. Indra Sahdan Daud (Singapore and Home United – Singapore)
8. Ki-hyeon Seol (Korea Republic and Fulham – England)
9. Mark Bresciano (Australia and Palermo – Italy)
10. Mark Schwarzer (Australia and Middlesbrough – England)
11. Mohamad Alhamwi (Syria and Al Karama – Syria)
12. Mohammad Shahril Ishak (Singapore and Home United – Singapore)
13. Mosab Balhous (Syria and Al Karama – Syria)
14. Rashid Saleem (Bahrain and Al Najma – Bahrain)
15. Salih Sader (Iraq and Al Ansar – Lebanon)
16. Mohamed Salmeen (Bahrain and Al Muharraq – Bahrain)
17. Timur Kapadze (Uzbekistan and Kuruvchi – Uzbekistan)
18. Ulugbek Bakaev (Uzbekistan and Kuruvchi – Uzbekistan)
19. Yong-jo Hong (DPRK and FK Bezanija – Serbia)
20. Young-pyo Lee (Korea Republic and Tottenham Hotspur – England)
21. Yuji Nakazawa (Japan and Yokohama F Marinos – Japan)
