The Nigerian quartet of William Troost-Ekong, Ademola Lookman, Asisat Oshoala, and Paul Onuachu has been shortlisted in various categories of the FIFA Best Awards for 2024. A list released today by the World Football governing body shows that Lookman, who plays for Atalanta in the Italian Serie A, was nominated in the Best Attacker category. [...
•Nigeria’s forward, Ademola Lookman The Confederation of African Football yesterday officially unveiled the top five nominees in each of the Men’s Categories of the upcoming CAF Awards 2024. While Nigerian forward Ademola Lookman made it into the top five, his national team captain, William Troost-Ekong could not make it out of the initi...
•Ademola Lookman and Victor Osimhen celebrate goal Nigeria’s Super Eagles are poised to take on Rwanda’s Amavubi today in the final Group D encounter of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. While the three-time African champions have already secured a ticket to Morocco 2025 and the top spot in the group, Head Coach, Augustine […]...
•Ademola Lookman Nigerian winger, Ademola Lookman has been named among the nominees for the 2024 Best Men’s Player award, part of the annual Globe Soccer Awards hosted by the Dubai Sports Council. The Globe Soccer Awards made the announcement today via X. The former Leicester City and RB Leipzig star, now excelling with Atalanta in […]...
•Lookman Spanish giants Real Madrid have joined in the race for in-form Ademola Lookman, with the UEFA Champions League holders hoping to bring the Nigerian to Santiago Bernabeu as a possible replacement for Vinicius Junior. Lookman has been in scintillating form since joining Atalanta from RB Leipzig in 2022 for €9.35m plus bonuses, amassing ...
•William Troost Ekong and Ademola Lookman Super Eagles captain William Troost Ekong and forward Ademola Lookman have been nominated for the 2024 Confederation of African Football (CAF) men’s player of the year award. They will slug it out with Achraf Hakimi of Morocco, Simon Adingra of Cote d’Ivoire, and Serhou Guirassy of Guinea for the [&hel...
•Nigeria’s Super Eagles Victor Osimhen has been left out of Nigeria’s squad for the doubleheader 2025 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifiers against Libya. In the list released yesterday, Head Coach Augustine Eguavoen omitted Osimhen due to injury concerns but named in-form Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman in the 23-man squad, reports ...
•Victor Boniface The football leagues returned across Europe last weekend after the international break and the African contingents are back showing what they are made up of. Here is highlighting some of the Africans who starred in the major European leagues, reports Daily Trust. ENGLAND: YOANE WISSA (Brentford) Yoane Wissa scored after just 2...
•Lookman and Osimhen Ademola Lookman grabbed a brace while Victor Osimhen came off the bench to help Nigeria’s Super Eagles to a comfortable 3-0 victory in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifying fixture against Benin Republic. Lookman scored in both halves, while Osimhen struck in between. The victory takes Nigeria to the top of Group […]...
•William Troost-Ekong Super Eagles captain William Troost-Ekong, Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman, and England-based quartet Ola Aina, Semi Ajayi, Taiwo Awoniyi, and Wilfred Ndidi are among the early arrivals in the camp for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Benin Republic and Rwanda. The players reported at their Uyo camp yest...
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