Okocha announces Ronaldo, Messi, Neymar as finalists

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Neymar are the finalists for the men’s category.

Jay Jay at the event announcing the finalists of the 2017 FIFA Best Awards  (FIFA Media)

Super Eagles great Austin ‘Jay Jay’ Okocha was among guests that announced the finalists for the 2017 FIFA Best awards at an event in London.

Okocha attended the event at the Bloomsbury Ballroom in London alongside former Italian midfielder Roberto Di Matteo, England’s Women international Alex Scott, Ukraine legend Andriy Shevchenko and ex-England goalkeeper Peter Shilton.

The guests were present at the event to announce finalists for the 2017 FIFA Best awards, to recognise the best individual performances of the year.

Cristiano Ronaldo

Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi andNeymar are the finalists for the men’s category.

Zinedine Zidane is favourite for Coach of the Year after leading Real Madrid to an impressive La Liga and Champions Leaguedouble in the summer of 2017.

Lionel Messi  (AFP)

While joining the elite list of individuals who have won the Champions League as a player and a coach, he became the first manager to win the title back to back in the modern era.

Neymar  (AFP/File)

Juventus coach Massimiliano Allegri is also one of the finalists after leading theSerie A giants to a league and Coppa Italiadouble.

Allegri is joined by another Italian coachAntonio Conte who won the Premier League title in his debut season withChelsea.

The FIFA Best Award ceremony will hold on Monday, October 23 at the London Palladium theatre.

Other finalists

The Best FIFA Women’s Player

Deyna Castellanos

Carli Lloyd

Lieke Martens

The Best FIFA Women's Coach

Nils Nielsen (Denmark)

Gerard Precheur (France)

WIEGMAN Sarina (Netherlands)

The Best FIFA Goalkeeper

Gianluigi Buffon

Keylor Navas

Manuel Neuer

Fan Award

Borussia Dortmund supporters

Celtic supporters

FC Copenhagen supporters