Oscarine Masuluke became the first African to be nominated among the three finalists for the FIFA Puskas Award and could follow the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar. Here are the previous eight winners of the award.
Click through the gallery to see all previous Puskas Award winners.
On Monday, FIFA announced the three-man shortlist for the 2017 World Goal of the Year, with Masuluke up against Arsenal's Olivier Giroud and Venezuela's Deyna Castellanos.
The dramatic bicycle kick from the Baroka FC goalkeeper, which saw him equalise the clash with Orlando Pirates in the last minute back on 30 November 2016, is already South Africa's fourth nomination on the Puskas Award list.
However, his predecessors Katlego Mphela (2009), Siphiwe Tshabalala (2010) and Hlompho Kekana (2016) all failed to make the final three.
In 2009, Ronaldo – then still at Manchester United – won the award for a long-range screamer against FC Porto in the UEFA Champions League.
Neymar lifted the prestigious prize for a superb solo goal for Santos in 2011, while many will remember Zlatan Ibrahimovic's stunning bicycle kick against England that earned him the award in 2013.
Here are all previous Puskas Award winners and their goals:
2009: Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United)
2010: Hamit Altintop (Turkey)
2011: Neymar (Santos)
2012: Miroslav Stoch (Fenerbahce)
2013: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden)
2014: James Rodriguez (Colombia)
2015: Wendell Lira (Goianesia)
2016: Mohd Faiz Subri (Penang)
The second voting phase opened on Monday and you can support the Mzansi star here by voting for Masuluke's goal: http://www.fifa.com/the-best-fifa-football-awards/puskas-award/index.html
The voting is open until 23 October, the day the FIFA awards gala will take place, and whether he will win the Puskas Award or not, the Baroka shot-stopper will definitely be invited to attend the festivities in London.
Do you think Masuluke stands a chance to lift the award this year? Have your say in the comments section below.
