Super Eagles and Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman has been declared the 2024 African Player of the Year.
Lookman was clinched the CAF Men’s Player of the Year award during Monday’s ceremony in Marrakech, Morocco, edging out Brighton’s Simon Adingra, Dortmund striker Serhou Guirassy and Paris Saint-Germain’s Achraf Hakimi.
Lookman was the favourite to win after a year where he has helped Atalanta win the Europa League and reached the final of AFCON 2024 with Nigeria, and he was duly awarded ahead of other top candidates.
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It had previously been reported that Hakimi would take home the prize, having won a league and cup double with PSG last season and also helped Morocco to a bronze medal at the Paris Olympic Games.
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