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Al Sadd defender Abdelkarim Hbadan was named Africa Cup player of the year at the Asian Football Association's annual gala in Muscat, one of Qatar and Qatar's top honors.
Abdelkarim, 25, played a leading role in Al Sadd's successful AFC Champions League campaign, in which the club advanced to the semi-finals before being beaten by the future. champion Kashima Antlers.
"The real heroes are my teammates from the club and the country. This award is an additional motivation for us to give the best of ourselves every time we enter the field. And I must also thank our fans who continue to inspire us, "said Abdelkarim after receiving his trophy from AFC President Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim al-Khalifa.
The 25-year-old admitted that he was not even expecting to win this prize since he was facing Kento Misao and Yuma Suzuki, who were part of the Kashima Antlers team that won the AFC Champions League.
"I hope that after winning the opportunity to play in Europe, I have the mentality of playing in the European leagues," he said.
Hbadan added, "My nomination with two Japanese players was an honor and I did not expect to win."
This is the second time that a Qatari footballer has won the AFC First Prize. The former Qatar striker, Khalfan Ibrahim, had already won the trophy in 2006 at the age of 18. Khalfan was part of the winning group of the Al Sadd Champions League in 2011.
"I am proud to have imitated Khalfan Ibrahim," Abdelkarim said. "He is obviously one of Qatar's greatest football players."
China's Wang Shuang won the highest distinction in the women's category.
Wang, who joined China's illustrious public relations compatriots, Ma Xiaoxu and Bai Jie, to win the award, said, "I would like to thank the AFC for this outstanding award. It really means a lot to win that. I would like to thank my country, the Chinese Football Federation and my national team mates for putting their trust in me and for always encouraging me to dream big. "
AFC President Sheikh Salman said: "We celebrate and applaud all tonight's winners who work tirelessly to meet the goals each year. Asian football continues to reach world-clbad levels, a testament to our players, teams and member badociations.
"We congratulate all and all nominees, and we thank our host, the Oman Football Federation and the Omani Government, for organizing a truly memorable celebration in this beautiful city of Muscat."
Go Oiwa, of Kashima Antlers, who won his first AFC Champions League title earlier this month, was duly rewarded with the 2018 coaching title of the year. AFC, while coach Asako Takakura, champion of the AFC Women's Asian Cup, has confirmed to football with her sixth women's coach of the year award of the year. AFC.
Iran's status as a global force in world futsal was further highlighted after Ali Asghar Hasanzadeh, who was part of the Iranian squad, who finished third at the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup, won his fourth FIFA Futsal Player of the Year award.
Former AFC Acting President, Zhang Jilong, received the continent's highest honor – the AFC Asian Diamond Award – in recognition of his incredible service and his leadership in Chinese and Asian football over the last four decades.
ROLL OF THE HONOR OF THE AFC
AFC Diamond of Asia: Zhang Jilong (CHI)
AFC President Special Recognition Award:
Futoshi Ikeda (JPN)
FC wild boars (THA)
AFC Member Association of the Year:
Inspiring: Japanese Football Association
Development: DPR Korea Football Association
Aspiring: Mongolian Football Federation
AFC President's Recognition Award for Grbadroots:
Inspiring Member Association: Chinese Football Association
Developing Members Association: Football Association of Singapore
Aspiring Member Association: Palestine Football Association
AFC Player of the Year in Futsal: Ali Asghar Hasanzadeh (IRN)
AFC Coach of the Year:
Women: Asako Takakura (JPN)
Men: Go Oiwa (JPN)
AFC Player of the Year: Wang Shuang (CHI)
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