Kellond-Knight nominated for AFC award

Matildas midfielder Elise Kellond-Knight could cap off a stunning 2015 by being named the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) women's player of the year.

The 25-year-old, who was named in the tournament's all-star side, has been shortlisted for the award alongside Japan's Aya Miyama and Rumi Utsugi.

Her form in the World Cup, where she picked up two player-of-the-match awards in Australia's journey to the quarter-finals, helped earn her a two-year contract with German club Turbine Potsdam.

If she was to receive the award on November 29 in New Delhi, she would become the third Australian to do so after Kate Gill in 2010 and Katrina Gorry in 2014.