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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates -- Attacking midfielder Omar Abdulrahman won the Asian Football Confederation player of the year award for helping Al Ain reach the final of the continental club championship and steering the United Arab Emirates into the last round of qualifying for the World Cup.This achievement is a national achievement, Abdulrahman said at the awards ceremony on Thursday.This award is for the UAE national team and Al Ain. It is the second year in a row that the award goes to a player from the UAE, its proof that we have talented players.Abdulrahman beat Chinas Wu Lei and Hammadi Ahmed of Iraq for the top individual honor for Asian players playing in Asia. He went one better this year, after being beaten by fellow UAE player Ahmed Khalil last year.Al Ain lost the Asian Champions League final to South Korean club Jeonbuk Motors last weekend, but Abdulrahman picked up eight most valuable player awards during the tournament and scored three times.Japan striker Shinji Okazaki was voted the AFCs Asian international player of the year after helping Leicester City on its stunning run to the Premier League title in England.Caitlin Foord beat Australian teammate Lisa de Vanna and Chinas Tan Ruying for the womens player of the year award.The AFC gave Confederation of African Football president Issa Hayatou its Diamond of Asia award in recognition of his four-decade involvement in the development of the game.The whole African continent is honored by this award, Hayatou was quoted as saying. Africa and Asia have similar opportunities and challenges. If we continue to speak with a unified voice we can look into the future together with optimism. 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The Reds play current holders Sevilla at St. Jakob-Park in Basel, with the Spanish side looking to win the trophy for the third year in succession and the fourth time in 10 years.Coutinho has experienced more than his fair share of disappointment in just over three years at Anfield, ranging from Liverpools close challenge for the Premier League in 2014, the League Cup final penalty shoot-out defeat in February, and semi-final exits from both domestic cups in 2015. But less than three months after that Wembley heartbreak against Manchester City, in which Coutinho scored a late equaliser to take the game into extra-time, the Reds have another shot at silverware. Sevilla celebrate their 2015 Europa League win over Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk in Warsaw Liverpools joint top scorer this season believes it is now time to take the final step and secure a first trophy in four years and a first in Europe since the dramatic Champions League victory in Istanbul in 2005.Coutinho said: The expression we use in Brazil is We hit the post on quite a few occasions recently so it will be really important for us to finally achieve something and win something with Liverpool. Jurgen Klopp insists Liverpool dont need luck to beat Sevilla in the Europa League final That will be special for everyone across the club and the whole of the squad.Victory in Switzerland on Wednesday would also secure a route back into the Champions League, the only chance of European football next season for Jurgen Klopps team after finishing eighth in the league. Liverpools past UEFA Cup wins A look back at Reds previous triumphs The Reds have featured in Europes elite club competition just once in the last six seasons and while a return is significant to the clubs status Coutinho claims it is a side issue to the main aim.ddddddddddddPersonally for me winning the trophy is the most important fact, he added. Philippe Coutinho of Liverpool (10) celebrates his League Cup final goal with Jordan Henderson The positive consequence of winning the trophy is getting a Champions League spot but the squad are focused on the trophy.As I said before we hit the post on a few occasions so it is really important we win the Europa League.Jurgen Klopp is experienced in European competitions. He is a great manager and has made a few changes since he came in, the biggest one being to change the mentality and making the players believe they can actually achieve something. Watch Liverpool train at St Jakob Park for their Europa League final with Sevilla Then step by step towards the end of the season Liverpool have improved performances and now are close to winning something.It has been just six months and it is the second final we are playing in so it is a great opportunity. The changes he has implemented have had a big part in that. Also See: Klopp: I feel no pressure Souness: Reds will win in style Medals the focus for Milner Klopp: Origi in contention ' ' '