Veteran striker De Vanna and attacking midfielder Foord were part of the Australia squads that won the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympics and reached the quarter-finals at the Rio games.

Wearing the Matildas shirt is the highest honour ever. It's a privilege to be nominated for AFC… https://t.co/qJ94J5Kfzk — Lisa De Vanna (@lisadevanna11) November 9, 2016

The other nominee was China's Tan Ruyin, while for the men's award, which will also be presented in Abu Dhabi on December 1, China's Wu Lei, Iraq's Hammadi Ahmed Aldeeaath and Omar Abdulrahman of the United Arab Emirates were all nominated.