AIFF Footballer of the Year Award

AIFF Footballer of the Year Award

Question:Who has been conferred the 2020-21 AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year Award?
(a) Gurpreet Singh Sandhu
(b) Sanju Yadav
(c) Both (a) & (b)
(d) Sandesh Jhingan
Answer: (d)
Related facts:

  • Senior India defender, Sandesh Jhingan was named the AIFF men’s Footballer of the Year 2020-21 season.
  • It is the first time that the towering central defender has received the AIFF Player of the Year award, having won the Emerging Player of the Year Award in 2014.
  • Midfielder Suresh Singh Wangjam was picked as the Emerging Player for the year award for 2020-21.

Links:
https://indianexpress.com/article/sports/football/sandesh-jhingan-named-aiff-mens-footballer-of-year-suresh-singh-wins-emerging-player-award-7415711/