Gian Piero Gasperini has admitted he had Ademola Lookman was substituted off in the Serie A defeat to Lazio on Sunday due to a misunderstanding, Afrosport reports. La Dea suffered a 1-0 loss at the Gewiss Stadium, their seventh defeat of the season and fourth at home. Lookman was taken off in the 74th minute and replaced by Lazar Samardzic and Gasperini revealed it was Ederson...
Ademola Lookman has called for team harmony to be on display when the Super Eagles take on Rwanda in the 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in Kigali on Friday, Afrosport reports. Nigeria are in dire need of three points as they currently sit second from bottom in Group C, four behind the Amavubi who are joint-top with Benin and South Africa. This has put the team...
Atalanta forward and reigning African Player of the Year Ademola Lookman, as well as captain William Troost-Ekong, have arrived in the Super Eagles camp ahead of their 2026 World Cup qualifiers against Rwanda, Afrosport reports. Lookman and Troost-Ekong lead a list of 10 players who touched down at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Kigali on Tuesday, taking the number of players in camp to 22. Six...
As the Super Eagles of Nigeria prepare for the crucial 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying fixtures against Rwanda and Zimbabwe, head coach Eric Chelle has a daunting task of trimming his initial 39-man provisional squad to 23. The Super Eagles are fifth in the six-team Group C of the qualifiers and must fight hard to clinch victories in Kigali and at home in Uyo to stand...
Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini has touted Ademola Lookman for the club captaincy in the near future, Afrosport reports. The reigning African Player of the Year scored the final goal in La Dea’s 4-0 thumping of Juventus on Sunday night, matching his career-best tally of 13 goals from the 2022-23 season. The relationship between the former RB Leipzig player and Gasperini has been somewhat frosty after...
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