Onyango beats Arsenal’s Cech on 2016 best goalie List

Uganda Cranes goalkeeper Denis Masinde Onyango has been ranked among the top 10 goalkeepers in the World in the year 2016.

The Mamelodi Sundowns goalkeeper is ranked 10^th in the world by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics with 5 points.

Onyango won the ABSA Premiership, the CAF Champions League with club Mamelodisundowns and is also among the nominees in the CAF Player of the Year Awards for players based in Africa.

In 10^th, Onyango has been ranked ahead of Arsenal goalkeeper Petr Cech of Cech Republic and FC Barcelona’s German keeper Marc Andre Ter Stegen who are 11^th and 13^th with 4 and 1 point respectively.

World Cup winner Bayern Munich’s stopper Manuel Neuer maintains his top spot.

The Top 13 Ranked Goalkeepers in 2016 by IFFHS

1. Manuel Neuer (Germany/FC Bayern München) 156 points
2. Gianluigi Buffon (Italy/Juventus Torino FC) 91 points
3. Rui Patricio (Portugal/Sporting Portugal) 50 points
4. Claudio Bravo (Chile/FC Barcelona/Manchester City FC) 45 points
5. David De Gea (Spain/Manchester United FC) 37 points
6. Jan Oblak (Slovenia/Club Atletico de Madrid) 31 points
7. Hugo Lloris (France/Tottenham Hotspur FC) 29 points
8. Keylor Navas (Costa Rica/Real Madrid CF) 18 points
9. Thibaut Courtois (Belgium/Chelsea FC) 13 points
10. Denis Onyango (Uganda/Mamelodi Sundowns) 5 points
11. Petr Cech (Cech Republic/Arsenal London FC) 4 points
12. Samir Handanovic (Slovenia/FC Inter Milano) 2 points
13. Marc André Ter Stegen (Germany/FC Barcelona) 1 point

Written by David Kugonza