Iranian trio nominated for AFC Futsal Player of the Year
Tehran Times – KUALA LUMPUR, Three Iranian futsal players have been nominated for the AFC Annual Awards on Sunday.
The Asian Football Confederation has announced the nominees for the award, the-afc wrote.
Three Iranian futsal players Aliasghar Hasanzadeh, Ahmad Esmaeilpour and Farhad Tavakoli will vie for the AFC Futsal Player of the Year award.
The trio played key roles in the FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016, where the Iranian team made history and finished in third place for the first time.
Also, the men’s trio from Iran – Alireza Faghani as well as assistant referees Reza Sokhandan and Mohammad Reza Mansouri – received their awards from the AFC Referees Committee Vice-Chairman, Hany Taleb Ballan Safar (Qatar), at the opening of the AFC Elite Referees and Assistant Referees Seminar taking place in the Malaysian capital for their outstanding performances.