Uganda Cranes captain and goalkeeper, Denis Onyango has been nominated for the 2018 African Player of the Year award for the 3rd time in a row.
Onyango who won the 2016 frican Player of the Year (based in Africa), has been listed on a 34 Man short-list that was released by the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) this morning.
Onyango had a colorful 2017/17 season having guided South African based-Club Mamelodi Sundowns to win the PSL title.
He has also guided Uganda Cranes to 2019 Afcon finals with a game to spare and he is the only goalkeeper yet to concede a goal after five games.
Onyango will battle it out with big name stars such as; Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah who finished third in this year’s FIFA World Player of the year Awards., Arsenal’s duo of Alex Iwobi and Pierre Emerick Aubameyang, Everton’s Idrissa Gueye, Napoli’s Kalidou Koulibaly, Juventus’s Medhi Benatia, Liverpool’s duo of Neby Keita and Sadio Mane, Porto’s Yacine Brahimi etc.
In a related development, The Uganda Cranes have been nominated in the Men’s National Team of the year category.
The Cranes who attained qualification to the 2019 AFCON finals with a game to spare have been listed along with Guinea Bissau, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritania and Zimbabwe in the Category.
The Cranes won the award in 2016 following their AFCON qualification for the 2017 edition.
The winners will be decided through a vote by the CAF Technical and Development Committee, Media Experts, Legends, Coaches of the quarter-finalists of the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup
The final awards gala will be held on Tuesday, 8th January 2019 in Dakar, Senegal.
