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Johannesburg - Kaizer Chiefs winger Siphiwe Tshabalala feels "honoured" to be named on a FIFA shortlist for the best goal of 2010.
The Bafana Bafana star was recently nominated for the Puskas Award for his spectacular long-range strike against Mexico in the World Cup opener in June.
And naturally he is pleased with the recognition.
"I was not aware the goal had been nominated. I am very honoured to have received this nomination," he told Chiefs' official website.
"It means a lot to me to be on the same list as goals scored by players like Lionel Messi and Arjen Robben.
"You dream of scoring in a World Cup and to be able to do that and have the goal nominated as one of the best scored in the year means a lot. Just being nominated means a lot to me."
The other candidates are Giovanni van Bronckhorst for Netherlands, Hamit Altintop for Turkey, Matthew Burrows for Northern Irish side Glentoran, Linus Hallenius for Swedish club Hammarby, Lionel Messi for Barcelona, Samir Nasri for Arsenal, Neymar for Santos, Arjen Robben for Bayern Munich, and Kumi Yokoyama for Japan's women's under-17 team.
The award, which was created last year in honor of Hungary and Real Madrid great Ferenc Puskas, will be presented at a Jan. 10 ceremony in Zurich when FIFA will give the Ballon D'Or trophy to the world's best player in 2010.
Cristiano Ronaldo won the inaugural Puskas Award for scoring from 40 yards for Manchester United against Porto in a Champions League match in April 2009.
He got nearly 18 percent of the votes from 120,000 fans who took part.
Fans can vote for this year's contenders at www.fifa.com.
The Bafana Bafana star was recently nominated for the Puskas Award for his spectacular long-range strike against Mexico in the World Cup opener in June.
And naturally he is pleased with the recognition.
"I was not aware the goal had been nominated. I am very honoured to have received this nomination," he told Chiefs' official website.
"It means a lot to me to be on the same list as goals scored by players like Lionel Messi and Arjen Robben.
"You dream of scoring in a World Cup and to be able to do that and have the goal nominated as one of the best scored in the year means a lot. Just being nominated means a lot to me."
The other candidates are Giovanni van Bronckhorst for Netherlands, Hamit Altintop for Turkey, Matthew Burrows for Northern Irish side Glentoran, Linus Hallenius for Swedish club Hammarby, Lionel Messi for Barcelona, Samir Nasri for Arsenal, Neymar for Santos, Arjen Robben for Bayern Munich, and Kumi Yokoyama for Japan's women's under-17 team.
The award, which was created last year in honor of Hungary and Real Madrid great Ferenc Puskas, will be presented at a Jan. 10 ceremony in Zurich when FIFA will give the Ballon D'Or trophy to the world's best player in 2010.
Cristiano Ronaldo won the inaugural Puskas Award for scoring from 40 yards for Manchester United against Porto in a Champions League match in April 2009.
He got nearly 18 percent of the votes from 120,000 fans who took part.
Fans can vote for this year's contenders at www.fifa.com.
