The inaugural FOX Sports AFF Suzuki Cup Awards has listed out some of its strongest and brightest nominees in Southeast Asian football.
There are six categories for the awards, namely; Golden Ball, Golden Boot, Golden Glove, Midfield General, Star of the Defence, and Goal of the Cup, and each category consists of three nominees from across eight Southeast Asian countries.
Leading the nomination list is Singapore with four nominations out of the six categories, while, Thailand, Malaysia and Philippines followed with three nominations each, Myanmar with only two, and Indonesia, Vietnam and Cambodia with only one nomination each.
The AFF Suzuki Cup or also known as the AFF Championship is a biennial international association football competition organised by the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) for the national teams of Southeast Asia.
In collaboration with FOX Sports, this is the first time the players are given honours for their contribution in the games.
See the nominees.
Golden Ball
Hassan Sunny – Singapore
Teerasil Danda – Thailand
Yan Aung Kyaw – Myanmar
Golden Boot
Aung Thu – Myanmar
Boaz Solossa – Indonesia
Teerasil Danda – Thailand
Golden Glove
Hassan Sunny – Singapore
Khairul Fahmi – Malaysia
Kawin Thamasatchanan – Thailand
Midfield General
Amri Yahyah – Malaysia
Luong Xuan Truong – Vietnam
Stephan Schrock – Philippines
Star of the Defence
Amani Aguinaldo – Philippines
Daniel Bennett – Singapore
Rizal Ghazali – Malaysia
Goal of the Cup
Chan Vathanaka – Cambodia
Khairul Amri – Singapore
Phil Younghusband – Philippines
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