Onyango ranked ahead of Arsenal and Barca goalkeepers in 2016

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 10th in the world by the International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) with 5 points.

Onyango won the ABSA Premiership, the CAF Champions League and is also among the nominees in the CAF Player of the Year Awards for the category of those based in Africa.

In 10th, 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 11th and 13th with 4 and 1 point respectively.

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