Ademola Lookman has received strong backing from one of his Super Eagles teammates ahead of the 2024 CAF Men’s Player of the Year Award in Morocco next month.
Lookman is the leading favourite to win the award after an impressive season for club and country, leading both to at least a final within three months. He helped Atalanta beat the invincible German Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final, scoring an incredible hat trick, while Nigeria fell short in the AFCON final.
As noted by Europa League on X, his treble was the first in the competition’s final, capping off a remarkable season for him in Bergamo.
Lookman’s fantastic season has already been rewarded with a Ballon d’Or nomination, and he finished 14th when the final rankings were unveiled on October 30.
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All these accolades have made him the favourite to succeed compatriot and Galatasaray loan forward Victor Osimhen as the reigning African Best Footballer.
As seen in a video shared by Alex Iwobi on Snapchat, the Fulham forward, alongside Calvin Bassey, Ola Aina and Lookman, was on the flight for the international break when Iwobi hailed Lookman as the African Best.
Nigerians expect Lookman to win and frowned at CAF for omitting Bayer Leverkusen star Victor Boniface after the striker missed AFCON 2023.
