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Serie A: Lookman goal not enough as Napoli beat Atalanta to extend lead

Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman was on target at the Gewiss Stadium on Saturday as Atalanta fell 3-2 to Serie A leaders Napoli, Afrosport reports. The 27-year-old scored in the second half, notching his 10th league goal as he hit double figures for the season. FULL TIME | Fischio finale a Bergamo. We stick together.@acqua_lete | #AtalantaNapoli FT 2-3 #GoAtalantaGo ⚫️🔵 pic.twitter.com/KkFWdaHiWD — Atalanta B.C. (@Atalanta_BC) January...

Afrosport Top 10 sporting moments of 2024: Celtics, Man City & Verstappen reign supreme

by Kunle Fayiga

23 December 2024

The 2024 sport calendar year offered so many unbelievable moments that made it a truly remarkable and memorable one. It would be almost impossible to list everything as it might not be exhausted so Afrosport ranks the top 10 sporting moments of the year. 1.) Tebogo wins Africa's Olympic spring gold Letsile Tebogo was no doubt a fast sprinter but coming up again Noah Lyles at the...

Lookman: Gasperini refuses to take credit for reigning African POTY’s development

by Kunle Fayiga

18 December 2024

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...

2024 CAF Awards: Lookman’s Player of the Year award was written in the stars

2024 CAF Awards: Lookman feeling ecstatic after winning Men’s Player of the Year

by Prosper Ezurike

17 December 2024

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,...

2024 CAF Awards: Football world reacts to Lookman’s Player of the Year triumph

by Ibikunle Salako

16 December 2024

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...

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Serie A: Lookman goal not enough as Napoli beat Atalanta to extend lead

Afrosport Top 10 sporting moments of 2024: Celtics, Man City & Verstappen reign supreme

Lookman: Gasperini refuses to take credit for reigning African POTY’s development

2024 CAF Awards: Lookman feeling ecstatic after winning Men’s Player of the Year

2024 CAF Awards: Football world reacts to Lookman’s Player of the Year triumph

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