{{Ghana captain Asamoah Gyan is the huge favourite to win this season\u2019s Arabian Gulf League Foreign Player of the Year.}}<\/p>\n
The 28-year-old faces stern tests from last season\u2019s winner Brazilian Grafite and two other Al Ahli players Hugo Viana (Portugal) and Ciel (Brazil).<\/p>\n
The ten-man shortlist includes three other Africans; Senegalese Makhete Diop (Al Dhafra), Al Jazira\u2019s Abdelaziz Barrada who hails from Morocco and Simon Feindouno of Guinea.<\/p>\n
But Gyan\u2019s incredible scoring form makes him the overwhelming favourite to win the coveted award.<\/p>\n
The Al Ain ace has scored 28 goals in 25 league appearances and set to win the top scorer award for the third consecutive time.<\/p>\n
His fiercest challenger is Grafite who has raked in 19 goals in 24 appearances.<\/p>\n
Arabian Gulf League Foreign Player of the Year nominees:<\/p>\n
Hugo Viana (Al Ahli)<\/p>\n
Ciel (Al Ahli)<\/p>\n
Grafite (Al Ahli)<\/p>\n
Simon Feindouno (Ajman)<\/p>\n
Abdelaziz Barrada (Al Jazira)<\/p>\n
Luiz Henrique (Al Shabab)<\/p>\n
Asamoah Gyan (Al Ain)<\/p>\n
Sebastian Tagliabue (Al Wahda)<\/p>\n
Makhete Diop (Al Dhafra)<\/p>\n
Kim Jung-woo (Sharjah)<\/p>\n
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