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Harambee Stars striker Michael Olunga is in contention for the award which will be handed on 19th January 2024.
Five-time Ballon d’Or winner Cristiano Ronaldo is currently leading the park to win the inaugural Middle East Player of the Year award with voting ending on Thursday, December 7.
Ronaldo currently tops the polls, with 37.5 percent, followed closely by Egyptian goalkeeper Mohammed El Shenawy, who has accumulated 37.1 percent of the votes.
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21:00 - 23.11.2023
STARS ABROAD Olunga, Ronaldo, Benzema nominated for inaugural Best Middle East Player of the year award
Michael Olunga is set to compete for the inagural Middle East Player of the Year award against Cristiano Ronaldo, Riyad Mahrez, Karim Benzema and seven other players.
Karim Benzema is a distant third, having collected 12.7 percent of the votes so far, while Salem El Dasawry, Riyad Mahrez and Anderson Talisca are fourth, fifth and sixth with 5.5, 2.4 and 1.1 percent of the votes respectively.
Harambee Stars striker Michael Olunga has collected 0.8 percent, which puts him joint-seventh alongside Abderrazak Hamdallah in the list so far, ahead of Alejandro Romero, Odion Ighalo, Ali Makhbout and Mourad Batna.
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09:12 - 24.11.2023
FOOTBALL Olunga congratulates Harambee Stars teammate Duke Abuya after bagging award in Tanzania
Harambee Stars midfielder Duke Abuya has been showered with congratulatory messages following his recognition as the Singida Fountain Gate Player of the Month for October
Voting for the contestants can be done on the link here.
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The awarding will take place alongside the 18th Dubai International Sports Conference in partnership with Dubai Sports Council on January 19 at the five-star Atlantis, The Palm.
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11:34 - 25.11.2023
FOOTBALL Cristiano Ronaldo nets screamer for Al Nassr that makes history [VIDEO]
The five-time Ballon d’or winner netted what could go down as a Puskas Award winner.
Olunga has been in stellar form for Al Duhail this year, helping them to win three titles, as well as lift the Qatari Stars League Golden Boot for the second season running.
The achievements have earned him a nomination for the award, which was introduced to recognise the best player playing in the Middle East Asian region.
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22:00 - 24.11.2023
RUGBY Shujaa head coach name checks two Moran players that impressed him the most at Safari Sevens
Wambua has named the two Moran players who left a positive impression on him for future Shujaa call ups at the Safari Sevens.
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