FPAI Announces nominations for "Fans' Player of the Year 2011"

The Football Players’ Association of India (FPAI) has announced the nominations for the "Fans' Player of the Year 2011" for the third FPAI Indian Football Awards.

The players have been nominated for their strong performances for their respective clubs in the I-League in the 2010/11 season. Now the Indian football fans have the chance to chose their "Fans' Player of the Year 2011". The winner will be announced at the FPAI Indian Football Awards.

The players who have been named as the top five candidates all had a great season. There are two players each from champions Salgaocar SC and runners-up East Bengal Club, while one of the nominees plays for Dempo SC.


The Candidates

- Mehtab Hossain (East Bengal Club, India)

- Ranty Martins Soleye (Dempo SC, Nigeria)

- Tolgay Ozbey (East Bengal Club, Australia)

- Luciano Sabrosa (Salgaocar SC, Brazil)

- Yakubu Yusif (Salgaocar SC, Ghana)

You can all cast your vote at www.fpaofindia.com . I have done so and I wish all five players all the best!


About FPAI

The FPAI (Football Players Association of India), India's apex football players' body, was set up with Baichung Bhutia as its president in 2006 and represents the interests of all I-League and first division footballers. FPAI is formally affiliated to the Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels (FIFPro), the worldwide representative organization for professional football players.