QFA Awards Committee selects finalists

The Qatar Football Association’s (QFA) Awards Committee Board meeting, held at its headquarters in Al Bidda Tower on Tuesday, selected the final nominations for end-of-season honours. Forms were sent out after the conclusion of QNB Stars League.

Of a total of 52 forms that were sent out, 43 came back out of which 42 were complete. The winners will be announced at the end-of-season ceremony at the Qatar National Convention Center in Education City on Thursday, 17th May.

Football for All award and the best referee will also be announced at the gala event.

The Mansoor Muftah Award for the QNB Stars League top scorer will be presented to Al Duhail striker Youssef El Arabi (26 goals).

The following are the finalists in each of the three categories:

Best Player Award

Nam Tae-Hee, Youssef Msakni (both Al Duhail), Xavi Hernandez (Al Sadd)

Best Under-23 Player Award

Bassam Al Rawi, Almoez Ali (both Al Duhail), Salem Al Hajri (Al Sadd)

Best Coach Award

Michael Laudrup (Al Rayyan), Jesualdo Ferreira (Al Sadd), Djamel Belmadi (Al Duhail)

The following participated in the final voting process:

QNB Stars League team coaches

Qatar national team coach