Asian continent crowned its best

December and January are usually the months where each confederations, magazines and various organizations are revealing who is the best player for the current year. As always, one region have disclosed it first before others, for 2019.
On Monday night the Asian continent has declared who is the best footballer at a ceremony in Hong Kong. In total there were 14 categories: 8 for individuals and 6 for football associations. Further more, these 8 was divided in 3 each for males and females, plus the best international and futsal player. Certainly the most interesting categories are the prizes which are awarded at the end of the show: the best for this year.
Saki Kumagai (Japan) took the honours from women side, while Akram Hassan Afif has won for the men. The 23-year-old helped Qatar winning the first ever major title in this sport: Asian Cup at the beginning of the year. He was absent from the ceremony as the striker is currently on duty for winning another title for his country, thus he will receive the deserved reward at the Arabian Gulf Cup (which is an ongoing event at the moment).