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Cristiano Ronaldo has been bestowed with the West Asian Player of the Month accolade for February, a prestigious honor that recognizes his remarkable achievements.

March 6, 2023

The Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo, the star of the Saudi Al-Nasr club, won the award for the best player in the West Asia region for the month of February, in the player of the month referendum in the West Asia region for the month of February, following the vote that took place on the website of the Asian Football Confederation.

Ronaldo received 48 percent of the votes of the more than 154,000 participants in the vote. The Iraqi Aso Rustom, the player of the Iraqi Police Club, came in second place, and Odion Ighalo, the player of the Saudi Al-Hilal Club, came third, and Omar Al-Soma, the player of the Qatari Al-Arabi Club, came fourth. The idea of ​​this monthly referendum is to open the door to voting for the masses to choose the best player in the West Asian region for that month based on many criteria, the most important of which is the role of the player in influencing the results of his team by scoring and making goals, and arranging the team in terms of competition, in addition to the importance of The matches he played, and his role with his country’s national team in international matches, if any. Competing in the February referendum were Cristiano Ronaldo (Saudi Victory), Odion Ighalo (Saudi Al Hilal), Aso Rustam (Iraqi Police), Kodjo Laba (Emirati Al Ain), Mahdi Abdul Jabbar (Manama of Bahrain), and Omar Al Soma (Qatari Arab).

Arab Desk

Arab Desk

The Arab Desk leads The Eastern Herald's reporting on the Middle East and North Africa. The desk has covered the Gaza-Israel war since October 2023, the Iran-Israel war of 2025-2026, the fall of the Assad government in Syria, Hezbollah's political and military shifts in Lebanon, the war in Yemen, and the diplomatic realignment of the Gulf states under the Abraham Accords and the Saudi-Iranian rapprochement.

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