Mamelodi Sundowns head coach Miguel Cardoso has made an illustrious list of coaches nominated for the IFFHS Coach of the Year award.
The International Federation of Football History and Statistics have crowned their annual winners and several categories such as World’s Best Player, World’s Best Goalscorer and World’s Best National Team Coach since 1987, with Cardoso making the shortlist this year.
The international jury is composed by the members of the IFFHS (sport journalists, football experts) from 120 countries of all continents in the world, with the ranking determined for the year (January to December), not the season.
Sundowns coach Cardoso has been nominated among the like of Paris Saint-Germain’s treble winner Luis Enrique, FC Barcelona coach Hansi Flick and Arsenal’s Mikel Arteta, to name just a few.
Under Cardoso Sundowns secured their eighth successive Betway Premiership title and finished runners-up in the CAF Champions League. Masandawana were also the only African team to secure a victory at the FIFA Club World Cup.
Full list of IFFHS nominees below:
- Antonio Conte (Napoli)
- Diego Simeone (Atletico Madrid)
- Enzo Maresca (Chelsea)
- Hansi Flick (FC Barcelona)
- Luis Enrique (Paris Saint-Germain)
- Mikel Arteta (Arsenal)
- Simone Inzaghi (Inter/Al Hilal)
- Unai Emery (Aston Villa)
- Vincent Kompany (Bayern Munich)
- Xabi Alonso (Bayer Leverkusen/Real Madrid)
- Abel Ferreira (Palmeiras)
- Filipe Luis (Flamengo)
- Gustavo Costas (Racing Club)
- Tiago Nunes (Universidad Catolica/LDU Quito)
- Vicente Sanchez (Cruz Azul)
- Jesper Sorensen (Vancouver Whitecaps)
- Matthias Jaissle (Al-Ahli)
- Shigetoshi Hasebe (Kwasaki Frontale)
- Krunoslav Jurcic (Pyramids)
- Miguel Cardoso (Mamelodi Sundowns)