Robson-Kanu, Messi and Neymar among the nominees for the Puskas award

Liam Hanna 8 years ago 6.8k |

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Robson-Kanu celebrates his goal against Belgium in EURO 2016. AFP

Hal Robson-Kanu's strike against Belgium has put him in contention with the likes of Lionel Messi and Neymar for the FIFA Puskas award - the prize given to the best goal of the year. Here is the full list of nominees.

Besides Robson-Kanu's strike at Euro 2016, Lionel Messi's free-kick against the USA in the semi-final of the Copa America and Neymar's strike against Villarreal just over a year ago have made the nominees.

Among the other candidates is Venezuela female U-17s player Daniuska Rodriguez who makes the nominees for her wonderful solo goal against Colombia.

Here is the full list of nominees:

Mario Gaspar – 13/11/2015, Spain v England, friendly (Alicante)

Hlompho Kekana – 26/03/2016, Cameroon v South Africa, Africa Cup of Nations qualifier (Limbe, Cameroon)

Marlone – 21/04/2016, Corinthians v Cobresal, Copa Libertadores (São Paulo)

Lionel Messi – 21/06/2016, USA v Argentina, Copa América semi-finals (Houston)

Neymar – 08/11/2015, Barcelona v Villarreal, La Liga (Nou Camp)

Saul Niguez – 27/04/2016, Atlético Madrid v Bayern Munich, Champions League (Vicente Calderón)

Hal Robson-Kanu – 01/07/2016, Wales v Belgium, Euro 2016 (Lille)

Daniuska Rodriguez – 14/03/2016, Venezuela v Colombia, South American Under-17s Womens’ Football Championship (Barquisimeto, Venezuela)

Simon Skrabb – 31/10/2015, Gefle v Atvidaberg, Allsvenskan league, Sweden

Mohd Faiz Subri – 16/02/2016, Penang v Pahang, Malaysia Super League