Rabat - Morocco’s National and FC Bayern Munich defender Mehdi Benatia has been nominated for the UEFA's 40-strong shortlist team of the year along with eight other Bayern Munich players.
Mehdi Benatia and Yaya Toure are the only the only two African players included in the 40-men shortlist for the prestigious UEFA.com award.
Voting is open for the UEFA.com users' Team of the Year 2014 poll. The general public have until 13.00CET on 6 January to cast their vote. They have to select their preferred formation before picking their starting XI from four goalkeepers, 12 defenders, 12 midfielders and 12 strikers.
In the defenders category, Morocco’s Mehdia Benatia is competing with the world’s greatest defenders, such as Real Madrid’s Sergio Ramos and Daniel Carvajal, Manchester City’s Vincent Kompan and Pablo Zabaleta, as well as 7 other defenders.
After a successful season with Italy’s AS Rome, Mehdi Benatia moved to FC Bayern München to help shore up its defense, especially after the injury of Javi Martínez.
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