Graham Arnold may no longer be coach of the Socceroos but his achievements in the post have been recognised with a nomination for the men's coach of the year in the Asian Football Confederation Awards.
Arnold, who left the Australia job after six years following a disappointing start to 2026 World Cup qualifying's stage three, saying he felt it was time for a change, is up against Go Oiwa, who led Japan to the quarter-finals of the Olympic Games, and South Korea's Asian Games gold medal winner Hwang Sun-hong.
