Star players Sunil Chhetri and Manisha Kalyan named AIFF Footballers of Year

Star players Sunil Chhetri and Manisha Kalyan were named the AIFF Footballers of the Year.

The national captain Chhetri received the award for the seventh time. On the other hand, Kalyan was picked for her maiden honour.

Chhetri and Kalyan were nominated as the winners by their respective national team coaches Igor Stimac



and Thomas Dennerby.

Chhetri, the third highest goal scorer among active international players, was first named for the award in 2007. He then went on to win it in 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017, 2018–19 seasons.

"Sunil was our highest goal-scorer, scoring 5 goals, and also the Player of the Tournament in the SAFF Cup," Stimac said.