Al Temyat gets award

Thu, 10 May 2001 | Source: AFP

SINGAPORE (AFP): Saudi Arabian Nawaf Al Temyat, named Wednesday as the Asian footballer of the year, also led the way in an Asian Football Confederation All-Star team.

Japan, the Asian Cup champions, dominated the squad with four players among the 17 chosen from 11 countries.

Asian All Stars comprise: Nawaf Al Temyat, Mohammed Al Daeyea, Mohammed Al Khilaiwi (Saudi Arabia), Jiang Jin, Fan Zhiyi (China), Hendro Kartiko (Indonesia), Ryuzo Moirioka, Shunsuke Nakamura, Hiroshi Nanami, Naohiro Takahara (Japan), Hong Myung- Bo, Lee Dong-Gook (Korea), Jamal Mubarak (Kuwait), Saoud Fath (Qatar), Karim Bagheri (Iran), Kiatisuk Senamuang (Thailand), Abbas Obeid Jassem (Iraq).

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