Ma contends for Asian Youth Player Award (CRIENGLISH.com) Updated: 2006-10-11 08:52 China's female football
sensation Ma Xiaoxu has been nominated Asian Football Confederation Youth Player
of the Year, an award traditionally bestowed on men.
China women soccer team player Ma
Xiaoxu.[File Photo] | The AFC, governing body for
football in Asia, announced a list of nominees for its annual awards on Tuesday.
Ma, who plays for both the Chinese national and U-19 national teams, is also
up for the AFC Women's Player of the Year award.
Her national team mate Zhang Yanru is also in the run.
And their head coach Ma Liangxing is amongst the nominees for the AFC Coach
of the Year award. This award was not given last year due to the absence of
eligible candidates.
Meanwhile, the Chinese Football Association has been nominated to run for the
AFC Association of the Year award.
The AFC will release the list of the top 10 players vying for the Player of
the Year award on November 1.
This year AFC has increased the number of awards to 13, with a new Futsal
Player of the Year award for the best player in the AFC Futsal Championship.
Five athletes are contending for this honor, including Iran's evergreen Vahid
Shamsaee and Japan's Kenichiro Kogure.
The awards ceremony will be held at the Emirates Palace Hotel in Abu Dhabi on
November 29.
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