The Uganda Cranes and Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper Denis Onyango has been named among the top ten 2016 goalkeepers in the world according to the latest released International Federation of Football History and Statistics (IFFHS) ranking.
The Cranes assistant captain guided his country’s mostly home based squad in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers to end a 38-year-absence. He also led his current club Mamelodi Sundowners to the South African PSL, Telekom Knockout and Champions League title while winning best goal keeper in each mentioned tournament.
Onyango is rated ahead of Arsenal’s Peter Cech, Inter Milano’s Samir Handanovic and Barcelona’s Andre Ter Stegen.
The first time nominee also made the final three shortlist for best African Player based in Africa and is favorite for Uganda Sports Personality of the year. He becomes the only Ugandan and East African goal Keeper to be ranked amongst the best 10 in the World.
The full list of the 2016 World’s best goalkeepers.
1- Manuel Neuer (Germany/FC Bayern München) 156 points
2- Gianluigi Buffon (Italy/Juventus Torino FC) 91 points
3- Rui Patricio (Portugal/Sporting Portugal) 50 points
4- Claudio Bravo (Chile/FC Barcelona/Manchester City FC) 45 points
5- David De Gea (Spain/Manchester United FC) 37 points
6- Jan Oblak (Slovenia/Club Atletico de Madrid) 31 points
7- Hugo Lloris (France/Tottenham Hotspur FC) 29 points
8- Keylor Navas (Costa Rica/Real Madrid CF) 18 points
9- Thibaut Courtois (Belgium/Chelsea FC) 13 points
10-Denis Onyango (Uganda/Mamelodi Sundowns) 5 points
11-Petr Cech (Cech Republic/Arsenal London FC) 4 points
12-Samir Handanovic (Slovenia/FC Inter Milano) 2 points
13-Marc André Ter Stegen (Germany/FC Barcelona) 1 point
Featured Photo: Denis Onyango Cerebrating the PSL league title and Golden Glove. (Photo from Laduna Sports.)
