Atalanta and Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman was crowned men’s 2024 CAF Footballer of the Year in Marrakech at the expense of Morocco international Achraf Hakimi. Zambia’s Barbra Banda ...

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MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — Nigeria winger Ademola Lookman and Zambia striker Barbra Banda won the men’s and women’s African player of the year awards on Monday night.

Forward Ademola Lookman scored twice in the first half to inspire Atalanta to an emphatic 3-0 win at Serie A leaders Napoli on Sunday as the visitors moved second in the standings.

Lookman pulled back one goal for Atalanta when they were 3-0 down. But the Nigerian, who has scored 15 times this season, had a penalty saved as they crashed out, after which Gasperini said ...

Lookman was the only African on this year's Ballon d'Or list, ultimately finishing 14th in the race to be named the world's best player. Ahead of the awards, BBC Sport Africa asked him to reflect ...

Atalanta's Ademola Lookman says comments by his coach Gian Piero Gasperini describing him as "one of the worst penalty takers" were "deeply disrespectful".

Lookman added the third five minutes later with a clever angled header from Moses Simon's cross as Nigeria gained a measure of revenge for their 2-1 loss in Benin in a World Cup qualifier three ...

Ademola Lookman scores twice as Atalanta stun Serie A leaders Napoli by winning 3-0 at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.