Nabi voted AIFF Player of the Year

The announcement was made by AIFF president Praful Patel during the Annual General Meeting conduced at Football House, the AIFF headquarters, here Thursday.

Nabi was chosen the winner after being voted by I-League Club coaches. The voting procedure ended Dec 14.

AIFF general secretary Kushal Das lauded Nabi on his achievements. "Nabi is a versatile player. His commitment as a player is exemplary. He is a deserving recipient of the award."

National coach Wim Koevermans said: "I congratulate Rahim Nabi on being chosen the winner by the various I-League club coaches. I wish him all the best for the future and wish him a speedy recovery."

 

Nabi suffered a head injury after being hit by a stone hurled from a gallery packed with Mohun Bagan supporters during the club'a match against East Bengal.

The 27-year-old joins a list of illustrious players who have won the award since 1992.

The list of earlier recipients:

1992: I.M.Vijayan

1993: V.P.Sathyan

1994: Jo Paul Ancheri

1995: Baichung Bhutia

1996: Bruno Coutinho

1997: I.M.Vijayan

2000: I.M.Vijayan

2001: Jo Paul Ancheri

2002: Deepak Mondal

2003: Tomba Singh

2004: S. Venkatesh

2005: Climax Lawrence

2006: Surkumar Singh

2007: Sunil Chhetri

2008: Baichung Bhutia

2009: Subrata Paul

2010: Gouramangi Singh

2011: Sunil Chhetri