The experienced India international is nominated for the biggest individual prize in the continent…

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international Ashalata Devi has been nominated for the AFC Asian Player of the Year award alongside ’s Saki Kumagai and ’s Li Ying.

Devi played a crucial role in Maymol Rocky’s as they successfully clinched the South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) title. She led India to the Olympic 2020 Qualifiers Round two.

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In the Indian Women’s League (IWL), Sethu FC won the silverware with Devi marshalling their defence. She also won the Indian Women’s Player of the Year for 2018-19 season.

She will up against Li, who was the top scorer in the AFC Women’s , guided into the Round of 16 at the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2019. Li also won the UEFA for Olympique Lyonnais before joining Guangdong Huijin in China this summer.

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Kumagai, who was Li’s team-mate at Lyonnais, also played a major role in Japan’s progression into the Round of 16 at the FIFA Women’s World Cup earlier this year.