All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) has been nominated for the AFC Member Association of the Year (Gold) category by the Asian Football Federation.
The nominees for the AFC Annual Awards Seoul 2023 was announced on Tuesday with just under a month left to the gala ceremony.
ANFA will vie for the award with Chinese Taipei Football Association and The Football Association of Hong Kong, China Limited.
The AFC Member Association of the Year (Gold) is an award presented by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) to recognize the outstanding achievements of a member association within Asian football.
It typically honors the association that has demonstrated excellence in various areas such as governance, development programs, grassroots initiatives, and overall contributions to the sport in their country. Winning this award highlights the association's commitment to promoting football and its positive impact on the sport at both national and regional levels.
Asia’s finest, headlined by the coveted AFC Player of the Year and AFC Women’s Player of the Year accolades, will be crowned on October 29 when the 28th edition of the AFC Annual Awards take place at the stunning Grand Peace Palace of the Kyung Hee University.
The glittering nominee lists for the AFC Annual Awards Seoul 2023 are:
AFC Player of the Year
Yazan Al Naimat (Al Ahli SC/Al Arabi SC and JOR)
Seol Young-woo (Ulsan HD/Crvena Zvezda and KOR)
Akram Afif (Al Sadd SC and QAT)
AFC Women’s Player of the Year
Cortnee Vine (Sydney FC/North Carolina Courage and AUS)
Kiko Seike (Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies/Brighton & Hove Albion and JPN)
Kim Hye-ri (Hyundai Steel Red Angels and KOR)
AFC Asian International Player of the Year (Men)
Mehdi Taremi (FC Porto/Internazionale and IRN)
Mousa Al Tamari (Montpellier HSC and JOR)
Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur and KOR)
AFC Asian International Player of the Year (Women)
Ellie Carpenter (Olympique Lyonnais and AUS)
Yui Hasegawa (Manchester City and JPN)
AFC Futsal Player of the Year
Saeid Ahmad Abbasi (IRN)
Fayzali Sardorov (TJK)
Dilshod Rakhmatov (UZB)
AFC Coach of the Year (Men)
Graham Arnold (Australia and AUS)
Go Oiwa (Japan U23 and JPN)
Hwang Sun-hong (Korea Republic U23 and KOR)
AFC Coach of the Year (Women)
Leah Blayney (Australia Women U20 and AUS)
Tomomi Miyamoto (Japan Women and JPN)
Park Youn-jeong (Korea Republic Women U20 and KOR)
AFC Youth Player of the Year (Men)
Gaku Nawata (Kamimura Gakuen High School and JPN)
Bae Jun-ho (Daejon Hana Citizen FC/Stoke City and KOR)
Abbosbek Fayzullaev (CSKA Moscow and UZB)
AFC Youth Player of the Year (Women)
Daniela Galic (Melbourne City/FC Twente and AUS)
Chae Un Yong (Wolmido SC and PRK)
Casey Phair (Angel City FC and KOR)
AFC Member Association of the Year (Platinum)
Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran
Japan Football Association
Korea Football Association
AFC Member Association of the Year (Diamond)
Chinese Football Association
Football Association of Thailand
Vietnam Football Federation
AFC Member Association of the Year (Gold)
Chinese Taipei Football Association
The Football Association of Hong Kong, China Limited
All Nepal Football Association
AFC Member Association of the Year (Ruby)
Bhutan Football Federation
Guam Football Association
Lao Football Federation
AFC Regional Association of the Year
Central Asian Football Association
East Asian Football Federation
South Asian Football Federation
AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Gold)
Football Australia
Chinese Football Association
Football Association of Singapore
AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Silver)
Guam Football Association
All India Football Federation
The Football Association of Thailand
AFC President Recognition Awards for Grassroots Football (Bronze)
Football Federation of Cambodia
Chinese Taipei Football Association
Vietnam Football Federation
AFC Referees Special Award
Yuichi Hatano (JPN)
Turki' Abdullah Al Salehi (OMA)
Ibrahim Yousif Al Raeesi (UAE)
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