The 2017 FIFA award
Retired Super Eagles player, Emmanuel Amuneke, has been named by
FIFA as a member of the panel to shortlist candidates for the men’s
footballers and coaches of the year for the 2017/18 season.
Chelsea and Ivory Coast striker, Didier Drogba, is also in the
12-man panel, which also includes legends Ronaldo, Fabio Capello and
Frank Lampard, and Kaka amongst others.
It was gathered the judges will shortlist 10 candidates for each
category, which will be unveiled on 23 July 2018 – with a public vote
opening on the same day.
Football fans, national team captains, head coaches and more than
200 media representatives will then cast their votes to decide who will
be crowned the best players and coaches in the men’s and women’s games
from last season.
With the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia currently showcasing the finest
footballing talent on the planet, the race for the Best FIFA Football
Awards is even more intense and the showpiece event will take on added
significance when it returns to London for a second time on 24 September
2018.
Separate panels will shortlist candidates for the Best FIFA
Goalkeeper Award, the FIFA Puskás Award and the FIFA Fan Award, with the
winner of the Best FIFA Goalkeeper Award chosen by a panel of FIFA
Legends.
In recognition and celebration of the essential role played by
football fans in the game, the FIFA Fan Award, an appreciation of
memorable moments created by fans, is voted for by supporters.
The FIFA Puskás Award, handed out to the player judged to have
scored the best goal of the year, is also determined by fans’ votes.
The voting process for the men’s and women’s awards will open on July 23 and close on August 10.
FIFA will announce the final lists of the three nominees for each
of the four categories listed above, as well as for the FIFA Puskás
Award, the FIFA Fan Award and the Best FIFA Goalkeeper Award in
September.
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