Goalkeeper Gurpreet Singh Sandhu and midfielder Sanju Yadav won the 2019-’20 AIFF Player of the year awards in men’s and women’s category respectively, the All India Football Federation announced on its website.
Sandhu who produced one his career’s finest performance in India’s historic 0-0 draw against Qatar won his first-ever player of the year award.
He is only the second goalkeeper to win this award after Subrata Pal won it in 2009.
.@GurpreetGK & Sanju declared winners of AIFF Player of the Year Awards 🏆
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“There was always a desire to reach this point and this is an Award which I have always looked up to. Chhetri-bhai (Sunil Chhetri) has won it so many times and I have…