AFCON Winner, Belmadi only African in FIFA Best Coach Nominations

AFCON winning Coach Djamel Belmadi has been nominated for the FIFA Best Men’s Coach Award following Algeria’s campaign in Egypt.

Belmadi is the only African Coach in the 10-man short list released by FIFA on Wednesday.

Also on the list are Didier Deschamps, Pep Guardiola, Jurgen Klopp, Tite and Fernando Santos.

#TheBest Men’s Coach nominees:

Didier Deschamps
Ricardo Gareca
Jurgen Klopp
Fernando Santos
Tite

Voting OPEN https://t.co/NRJ9Nz40FC

— FIFA.com (@FIFAcom) July 31, 2019

FIFA also announced the nominees for the Women’s Coach category

#TheBest Women’s Coach nominees:

Jill Ellis
Futoshi Ikeda
@MontemurroJoe
@ReynaldPedros
@wiegman_s

Voting NOW OPEN https://t.co/MPUnRRrU4Q

— FIFA Women’s World Cup (@FIFAWWC) July 31, 2019

Meanwhile, 10 exceptional female players were also shortlisted for the 2019 FIFA Best Women’s Player.

#TheBest Women’s Player nominees:

@julieertz
@AdaStolsmo
@samkerr1
@VivianneMiedema
@mPinoe
@ellsbells89

Voting NOW OPEN https://t.co/t8x1884tdq

— FIFA Women’s World Cup (@FIFAWWC) July 31, 2019

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