asian football awards winners

We have achieved a great milestone for Asians in Football, and below are the names of those individuals and organisations that will forever be remembered as the 1st winners of the Asian Football Awards

The Winners are:

The Player of the Year Award (Sponsored by Lebara Mobile) - Michael Chopra (Ipswich Town)

The Young Player of the Year Award (Sponsored by Inventive Sports) – Danny Batth (Wolves/Sheff Wed)

Lifetime Achievement Award – Jarnail Singh (referee)

Football Media Award (Sponsored by Sony Entertainment Network) – Manish Bhasin (BBC))

Investors in Football – Tony Fernandes and Lakshmi Mittal (QPR)

Coach of the Year (Sponsored by Action Images) – Nas Bashir (Hayes and Yeading)

Asian Woman in Football – Rimla Akhtar

Foundation of the Year – Osmani Trust'

Behind the Scenes – Administration – Raj Athwal (Watford FC)

Behind the Scenes – Medical (Sponsored by SportsRecruit.co.uk) – Dr Zaf Iqbal (Liverpool FC)

Grass Roots Hero (Sponsored by AsiansInFootball.com)– Bal Singh (The KFA)

Asian Community Club of the Year – London Tigers

Inspiration Award – Permi Jhooti

Football Development Project of the Year (Sponsored by Sporting Equals) – Diversity Academy

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