12 Nov 2013

Sport: Oceania Football announces Player of Year nominees

1:13 pm on 12 November 2013

Oceania Football has announced the shortlist of nominees for the regions 2012 player of the year awards.

The award takes into account performances for club and country between January and December of 2012 only.

The ten men's finalists are headed by New Zealand and West Ham United defender Winston Reid, along with New Caledonia's Georges Gope-Fenepej and Tahitian pair Nicolas Vallar and Alvin Tehau, who helped their country win the Oceania Nations Cup.

New Zealand and Wolfsburg defender Rebecca Smith will have a chance to defend her award from 2011.

The 32 year old, who announced her retirement from football in September, is one of six Football Ferns included among the women's nominees.

Papua New Guinea pair Daisy Winas and Deslyne Siniu are nominated once again, while New Caledonia's Kim Maguire has been included for the first time.

The winners will be announced next week.

Men's Nominees

Georges GOPE-FENEPEJ - Esperance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (ESTAC Troyes)/New Caledonia

Ryan NELSEN - Tottenham Hotspur/Queens Park Rangers/All Whites, OlyWhites

Nicolas VALLAR - AS Dragon/Tahiti

Chris WOOD - WBA (Birmingham City/Bristol City/Millwall)/All Whites, OlyWhites

Marco ROJAS - Melbourne Victory/All Whites, OlyWhites

Michael McGLINCHEY - Central Coast Mariners/All Whites, OlyWhites

Benjamin TOTORI - Wellington Phoenix/Solomon Islands

Winston REID - West Ham United/All Whites

Jeremy BROCKIE - Wellington Phoenix/All Whites

Alvin TEHAU - AS Tefana/Tahiti

Women's Nominees

Rebecca SMITH - VfL Wolfsburg/Football Ferns

Deslyne SINIU - Rapatona FC/Papua New Guinea

Kim MAGUIRE - Olympique de Noumea, Toulon/New Caledonia

Tanya BRYCE - Samoa U-20, Samoa

Katie HOYLE - SC 07 Bad Neuenahr/Football Ferns

Ria PERCIVAL - FFC Frankfurt/Football Ferns

Daisy WINAS - PNG Power FC/Papua New Guinea

Abby ERCEG - Adelaide United/Football Ferns

Lupe LIKILIKI - Fasi moe Afi FC/Tonga

Sarah GREGORIOUS - FC 07 Bad Neuenahr/Football Ferns

Amber HEARN - FF USV Jena/Football Ferns