Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini has refused to take credit for the development of Ademola Lookman at the club after he was crowned the 2024 African Player of the Year, Afrosport reports. The Nigerian forward took home the honours at the CAF Awards in Marrakesh on Monday night ahead of PSG's Achraf Hakimi and Serhou Guirassy. Lookman’s career resurgence has been largely attributed to Gasperini who...
Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman has admitted that winning the 2024 CAF Men’s Player of the Year is "something incredible", Afrosport reports. Lookman was honoured in the grand ceremony at Marrakech Morocco on Monday. The 27-year-old's season was summarised after his iconic performance that saw him net a hattrick when Atalanta thrashed Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in last season's Europa final in May at the Aviva Stadium Dublin,...
Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman won the Men’s Player of the Year award at the 2024 CAF Awards at the Palais des Congres in Marrakech, Morocco, on Monday. Lookman saw off competition from the quartet of Achraf Hakimi (Morocco), Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast), Serhou Guirassy (Guinea), and Ronwen Williams (South Africa) to become the seventh Nigerian to claim the honours. The 27-year-old followed in the footsteps of...
At a time when the political and economic landscape of Nigeria looks gloomy, it seems there is very little to celebrate. Indeed, British Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch's recent comments about her past experience growing up in the country has done very little to project Africa’s most populous country in positive light, much to displeasure of many passionate citizens. There was however that air of positivity...
Ademola Lookman is disappointed with Atalanta's narrow 3-2 loss to Real Madrid at Gewiss Stadium in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. The game was tipped to be a thrilling affair and lived up to the billing with Los Blancos taking a 3-1 lead courtesy of Kylian Mbappe, the returning Vinicius Junior and Jude Bellingham before Lookman scored a consolation goal in the 65th...
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