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Seoul: A breakthrough 2023/24 campaign for Kiko Seike was topped with the most prestigious accolade of the AFC Annual Awards Seoul 2023 on Tuesday as she was crowned the AFC Women’s Player of the Year.

The 28-year-old became the fifth Japanese winner of the prize at the Grand Peace Hall in Kyung Hee University, following in the footsteps of Homare Sawa, (2004, 2008), Natsuko Hara (2005), Aya Miyama (2011, 2012, 2015) and Saki Kumagai (2019).

Seike, who edged Australia’s Cortnee Vine and Korea Republic’s Kim Hye-ri to the honour, said via video message: “I am very happy to receive this prestigious award. I will continue to do my best for my club, the national team and to raise the value of Asian football.” .....

✨𝗞𝗶𝗸𝗼 𝗦𝗲𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟯 𝗔𝗙𝗖 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻’𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿✨

Seike guided Urawa Red Diamonds Ladies to back-to-back titles by setting the single-season record for goals scored in the WE League as well as making an impact for the Nadeshiko… pic.twitter.com/m30KIajscy
— AFC (@theafcdotcom) October 29, 2024

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