{"id":349438,"date":"2024-12-16T21:50:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-16T20:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=349438"},"modified":"2024-12-16T21:50:59","modified_gmt":"2024-12-16T20:50:59","slug":"breaking-super-eagles-ademola-lookman-crowned-2024-african-footballer-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/12\/16\/breaking-super-eagles-ademola-lookman-crowned-2024-african-footballer-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Super Eagles\u2019 Ademola Lookman crowned 2024 African Footballer of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>The Atalanta star won the prize ahead of Ivory Coast\u2019s Simon Adingra and PSG\u2019s Achraf Hakimi, Guinea striker Serhou Guirassy and South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams<\/strong><\/strong><br \/>\n<hr \/>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Super Eagles winger, Ademola Lookman, has been named the CAF Footballer of the Year for the past year.<\/p>\n<p>Lookman was announced as the winner at an elaborate event in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>The Atalanta star won the prize ahead of Ivory Coast\u2019s Simon Adingra and PSG\u2019s Achraf Hakimi, Guinea striker Serhou Guirassy and South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams.<\/p>\n<p>It has been an incredible year for Lookman, who became the first player to score a hat-trick in the Europa League\/UEFA Cup final since 1975, netting the three goals within 26 minutes against Bayer Leverkusen.<\/p>\n<p>Lookman was included in the Team of the Year for the Europa League, and ended the season having had a direct hand in 18 top flight goals for La Dea.<\/p>\n<p>The 27-year-old was ranked the 14th best player during the Ballon d\u2019Or gala on October 28.<\/p>\n<p>Lookman\u2019s victory adds his name to the illustrious list of Nigerian footballers who have won the award, joining legends such as Rashidi Yekini (1993), Emmanuel Amuneke (1994), Nwankwo Kanu (1996 and 1999), Victor Ikpeba (1997), and Victor Osimhen (2023). <\/p>\n<p>His win marks Nigeria\u2019s sixth triumph in the award\u2019s history, as he takes over the mantle from Osimhen, the 2023 winner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atalanta star won the prize ahead of Ivory Coast\u2019s Simon Adingra and PSG\u2019s Achraf Hakimi, Guinea striker Serhou Guirassy and South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams Super Eagles winger, Ademola Lookman, has been named the CAF Footballer of the Year for the past year. 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