TEHRAN (Tasnim) The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced the highly anticipated list of nominees for the AFC Awards Riyadh 2025 presented by NEOM, in which Iran vies for five accolades in the edition.
- Sports news -Mehdi Taremi, futsal players Moslem Oladghobad and Salar Aghapour, women coach Marziyeh Jafari and Iran football federation are among the candidates.
Hosted in Saudi Arabia for the first time, the 29th edition of the gala ceremony will be staged at the magnificent King Fahd Cultural Center on October 16.
A glittering cast will contend for the prestigious Player of the Year accolades: Arif Aiman Hanapi, Akram Afif and Salem Al Dawsari are in the running for the AFC Player of the Year, while Holly McNamara, Wang Shuang and Hana Takahashi will vie for the AFC Womens Player of the Year.
AFC Asian International Player of the Year (Men)
Mehdi Taremi (Internazionale/Olympiacos and IRN)
Takefusa Kubo (Real Sociedad and JPN)
Lee Kang-in (Paris Saint-Germain and KOR)
AFC Futsal Player of the Year
Moslem Oladghobad (Gohar Zamin and IRN)
Salar Aghapour (Gohar Zamin and IRN)
Muhammad Osamanmusa (Jimbee Cartagena and THA)
AFC Coach of the Year (Women)
Lu Kuei-Hua (Taichung Blue Whale Women's FC and TPE)
Marziyeh Jafari (Bam Khatoon Women's FC and IRN)
Neungrutai Srathongvian (BG Asian Scholars College and THA)
AFC Member Association of the Year (Platinum)
Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran
Japan Football Association
Saudi Arabian Football Federation
