FILE PHOTO: Soccer Football - Thailand v United Arab Emirates - 2018 World Cup Qualifiers - Rajamangala Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand - 13/6/17 UAE's Omar Abdulrahman and Thailand's Thitipan Puangchan in action. REUTERS/Jorge Silva
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Reigning Asian Player of the Year Omar Abdulrahman has been named among the nominees for this year's award, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced on Saturday.
The United Arab Emirates midfielder, who plays his club football for Al Ain, features on a three-man shortlist alongside China and Shanghai SIPG winger Wu Lei and Syrian striker Omar Khribin.
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