Vietnamese national football team’s player Nguyen Quang Hai has been named one of the top 15 best footballers in Asia in 2018 following a vote by Fox Sports Asia and Titan Sports.
The award, which is considered as the Asian version of the Ballon d’Or, was first organized in 2013.
Hai was earlier ranked among 24 finalists for the prize. Hai, who placed 15th with 13 points, playing a major part in Vietnam’s run to the final of the AFC U23 Championship in January 2018 and continued his brilliant performances throughout the year.
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Nguyen Quang Hai (shirt No.19).
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He won the Most Valuable Player (MVP) award as Vietnam secured the AFF Suzuki Cup 2018 for the second time in December.
Hai is the first Vietnamese player listed as a finalist for the award.
Meanwhile, Tottenham and Korean star Son Heung-min was announced as the winner with 206 points. It was the fourth time he has won the prestigious award.
Makoto Hasebe of Japan and Alireza Beiranvand of Iran came second and third, respectively.
No rest for Vietnamese football stars
After an incredible 2018, Vietnam’s footballers are set for another busy year with three key international tournaments. The first is the final round of the Asian Cup which will kick off on January 5 in the United Arab Emirates.
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Football has inspired patriotism and national pride, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc said on December 21 when hosting the national football team and head coach Park Hang-seo who have just won the trophy of the ASEAN Football Federation (AFF) Suzuki Cup 2018.
Park receives special award at home after success with Vietnamese football
Ahead of the 2018 AFF Cup final return leg this weekend, Vietnam coach Park Hang-seo received good news as he was named among the 12 winners of the “Persons of the Year 2018 Awards” by the Journalists Association of Korea (JAK), at a ceremony held at the Convention Hall of the Kookmin Ilbo building in Yeouido, Seoul, on December 12.
Source: VNA
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