Ademola Lookman

Atalanta boss Gasperini vows to vote for Ademola Lookman in 2024 Ballon d’Or race

Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini has made known his choice for this year’s Ballon d’Or award, Afrosport reports. The 66-year-old Italian is backing Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman to win the honours following his breathtaking performances from last season. Lookman, who is the only African footballer nominated for the 2024 Ballon d’Or award, helped the Nigerian national team, the Super Eagles, to a second-placed finish at the...

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AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: New arrivals take toll in Super Eagles camp to 20 players

by Ibikunle Salako

9 October 2024

Eleven more players arrived in Uyo, Akwa Ibom, on Tuesday to take the total number of players in the Super Eagles camp to 20 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying double-header against Libya’s Mediterranean Knights, Afrosport reports. Earlier in the day, seven players had touched down in the team’s training camp, with the number at nine. However, with the arrivals of the likes of team...

AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Is the Super Eagles’ wealth of attacking talent turning into a curse and not a blessing?

by Kunle Fayiga

7 October 2024

Augustine Eguavoen will once again be in the dugout as interim head coach when the Super Eagles take on Libya in the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers on October 11 and 15. The former Nigeria international did not do too badly in his fourth stint in the dugout with a 3-0 win over Benin and a goalless draw against Rwanda last month. The games against Libya are...

UCL: Lookman makes Atalanta history in win against Shakhtar Donetsk

by Victor Isikhueme

2 October 2024

Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman etched his name in the history books at Atalanta with his performance in the 3-0 win against Shakhtar Donetsk in matchday 2 of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night. The 26-year-old scored a goal and provided an assist as Atalanta recorded their first Champions League win of the season following a goalless draw against Arsenal in their previous match. Following his...

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UCL: Red-hot Ademola Lookman guides Atalanta past Shakhtar Donetsk

by Ibikunle Salako

2 October 2024

Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman scored and assisted as Atalanta secured a 3-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk in matchday two in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday. The 26-year-old Nigeria international provided Atalanta's opener in the 21st minute before getting on the scoresheet himself, 23 minutes later, as the Italian side recorded their first win in Europe this season. https://x.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1841548545918136590?t=S_jLNF05kwnZHKQbDkJchA&s=19 Lookman looked in the mood from...

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Atalanta boss Gasperini vows to vote for Ademola Lookman in 2024 Ballon d’Or race

AFCON 2025 Qualifiers: New arrivals take toll in Super Eagles camp to 20 players

AFCON 2025 qualifiers: Is the Super Eagles’ wealth of attacking talent turning into a curse and not a blessing?

UCL: Lookman makes Atalanta history in win against Shakhtar Donetsk

UCL: Red-hot Ademola Lookman guides Atalanta past Shakhtar Donetsk

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