Ghana Goalie Ati Zigi Nominated for Best Player Award in Switzerland

• Ghana's World Cup goalkeeper Lawrence Ati Zigi earns nomination for best player award
• The FC St Gallen goalkeeper has been shortlisted for the best player in the first half of the Swiss League
• Ati Zigi has been in fine form for both club and country and was best player in the Swiss League in November

Black Stars goalkeeper Lawrence Ati Zigi has been nominated for the best player award in the first round of the Swiss topflight league.

The Ghana international has been in outstanding form for FC St Gallen, who sit third on the league table before the winter break.

Ati Zigi had already been voted player of the month for November following his incredible displays last month. He helped his side to victories over Grasshoppers and FC Sion before the World Cup in Qatar.

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The 26-year-old will compete with with Cedric Itten of Young Boys, Servette FC's David Douline, Koro Kone of Yverdon FC and Valon Fazlu of FC Aarau for the award.

"Who else? The 26-year-old Ghanaian goalkeeper has been nominated for the best player of the round numerous times, winning the vote in November and has now made it into the selection for the first half of the season. The 1.88 m tall goalkeeper is one of the most important performers at FCSG. Lawrence Ati Zigi has played 14 games this season and made 58 saves, putting him second in the Credit Suisse Super League (behind FCL leader Marius Müller)," wrote the Swiss Football League.

Ati-Zigi was Ghana's first-choice goalkeeper at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.

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Ati Zigi wins top award

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Black Stars goalkeeper Lawrence Ati Zigi has been crowned the best player in the Swiss League for the month of November.

The 26-year-old has been in splendid form for FC St Gallen in the Swiss topflight league, producing some incredible saves before the World Cup break. Ads by Lawrence Ati Zigi has been voted player of the month for November in Switzerland.

He was voted for the award by the the community of the Swiss Football League.