Ghana striker Prince Tagoe has been named among the top eleven players in the Asian Champions League so far this season.
The forward, who plays for Saudi side Al Ettifaq, is the tournament's leading scorer having scored seven goals in three group matches.
His performance for the club has gone unnoticed and was named in Goal's best eleven players for the competition.
He will play in the first leg of the quarter final on Tuesday before bowing out of the competition for a move to Europe.
Below are the names of players selected:
Goalkeeper
Shahril Jantan (Singapore Armed Forces,Singapore): The S-League team may have finished bottom of their group but they improved game-by-game. Shahril was consistently impressive in Group Gand made save after save. Although it ended with a last-minute sending off, itwas a very good first stage overall for the Singaporean shot-stopper.
Defenders
Osama Hawsawi (Al Hilal, KSA): Osama is the rock on which Al Hilal’s defence is built. Consistently impressive, the sometime Saudi Arabian international barely put a foot wrong.
Hamad Al Montashari (Al Ittihad, KSA): The 2006 Asian Player of the Year is a cultured defender and a good number of Al Ittihad attacks stem from this source. Great positioning and anticipation make him one of Asia’s best.
Li Weifeng (Suwon, South Korea): The Chinese star picked up his obligatory red card (though in mystifying circumstances), scored two goals and threw himself in front of a number of shots. Not the most refined performances but the passion of the player is impressive.
Midfielders
Mirel Radoi (Al Hilal, KSA): The Romanian is a cool customer. Rarely gives the ball away, a great eye for a pass and not a bad one for goal either. He keeps the Saudi team ticking.
Yoshizumi Ogawa (Nagoya Grampus, Japan): The 24-year-old was named in the 2008 J-League team of the year and has carried last year’s domestic form onto the continental stage. A tidy player who also helps out in the goalscoring department.
Mitsuo Ogasawara (Kashima Antlers, Japan): It is perhaps no surprise that the one defeat suffered by the Japanese champions came when their skipper was on the bench and still returning to fitness. After that hiccup,Ogasawara helped to make sure that Kashima breezed into the second round with series of composed performances.
Darko Markovic (Pahktakor, Uzbekistan): The Montenegrin midfielder was a lynch pin of the Pahktakor midfield, busy in both defence and attack. Anunsung and effective player in an unsung an effective team.
Forwards
Prince Tagoe (Ettifaq, KSA): It is no wonder that the Ghanaian hit man has been linked with a Premier League move to Fulham. A blast of seven goals in three games sent the Damman club hurtling into the next stage.
Nassir Al Shamrani (Al Shabab, KSA): The Saudi striker has scored in four of the team’s five games and his consistency in front of goal is a big reason why the Riyadh club made it to the last 16.
Leandro (Gamba Osaka, Japan): Eight goals is an impressive achievement and the Brazilian’s goalscoring instincts meant that Gamba’s group turned out to be much smoother than some had feared.
Source: ghanasoccernet
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