FPAI Announces nominations for "Fans' Player of the Year 2012"

The Football Players' Association of India (FPAI) has announced the nominees for the "Fans' Player of the Year 2012" for the fourth FPAI Indian Football Awards to be held in Goa next month.

The players have been nominated for their strong performances for their respective clubs in the I-League in the 2011/12 season. Now the Indian football fans have the chance to chose their "Fans' Player of the Year 2012". The winner will be announced at the FPAI Indian Football Awards on May 12 in Goa.

The players who have been named as the top six candidates all had a great season!


The Candidates (more infos on their Wikipedia pages)

- Ranty Martins Soleye (Dempo SC, Nigeria) [http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Ranty_Martins_Soleye]

- Sanju Pradhan (East Bengal Club, India) [http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Sanju_Pradhan]

- Odafe Onyeka Okolie (Mohun Bagan AC, Nigeria) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Odafe_Onyeka_Okolie]

- Manandeep Singh (Air India, India) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Manandeep_Singh]

- Tolgay Özbey (East Bengal Club, Australia) [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Tolgay_Özbey]

- Francis Fernandes (Salgaocar SC, India) [http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Francis_Fernandes]


The voting opens tomorrow Tuesday, April 24 at 22.00 IST (17.30 GMT / 18.30 CET).
You can all cast your vote at www.thefpai.net !


About FPAI

The FPAI (Football Players Association of India), India's apex football players' body, was set up with Baichung Bhutia as its president in 2006 and represents the interests of all I-League and first division footballers. FPAI is formally affiliated to the Fédération Internationale des Associations de Footballeurs Professionnels (FIFPro), the worldwide representative organization for professional football players.