Qatar Hassan crowned the title of Asian footballer of the year 2018

(Reuters) – The Qataris Al Sadd and Abdul Karim Hassan have crowned the AFC Player of the Year for the year 2018 at a ceremony that has been held. held Wednesday in Muscat, the Omani capital.

Hassan, 25, made impressive performances this season and helped Al Sadd reach the AFC Champions League final.

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The Qatari international once defeated Japanese Suzuki and Kento Mesao in the Kashima Antlers duo of the Asian Champions League.

Hassan began his career at Al Sadd in 2010 and crowned the Champions League the following year.

And crowned the Under-21 player of the year for the 2012-2013 season and contributed to the 2014 Qatar Gulf Cup.

"Without my colleagues, I would not have won this award," said Hassan, winner of the best player of 2017, Omar Khirbin.

China's Wang Shuang of Paris Saint-Germain won the best player award after defeating Australian Samantha Kerr and Japan's Saki Kumaji.

"It's a decisive moment in my career and I thank my country, China, the Union and all those who have supported me for this position," Wang Shuang said.

Wang Shuang scored four goals in the Asian Women's Cup, helping China to claim third place in the tournament before joining Saint-Germain in August.

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Iranian Futsal player of the year, Ali Asghar Hassanzadeh, won the prize, while Japanese coach Guo Oywa won the award for best male coach, defeating Ravshan Heydarov, who led the team. Uzbekistan at this year's UC-23 AFC Championship and Qassem, from Iraq, which led the Iraqi Air to win the Cup. AFC. Japan's Asako Takakura has been named the best coach in Asia this year.

It's the sixth time that Japan's coach, Takakura, has been crowned this award after 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2017.

Takakura led Japan to the 2018 Asian Women's Cup in Jordan after beating Australia 1-0 in the final.

In the rest of the awards, China won the AFC President's Award as UIA and Singapore for the Best Union Award.

Palestine won the AFC President's Award as a federation in the making, while Japan won the best national league title on the continent, while North Korea won the prize of the The best developed union.

(Reuters)