Award winners at CAF Player of the year 2024 award night How Ademola Lookman won the African Footballer of the Year award and became a pride of Nigeria.
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Ademola Lookman Named 2024 CAF Player of the Year 2024
Nigerian forward, Ademola Lookman, has been honoured as the African Player of the Year at the 2024 CAF Awards.
The event, hosted in Marrakech, Morocco, brought together Africa’s finest football talents to celebrate their remarkable achievements.
Lookman, who plays for Italian Serie A club Atalanta, had a stellar year characterized by his dazzling skills, lightning pace, and clinical finishing.
His contributions were pivotal to Atalanta’s success and Nigeria’s qualification for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.
A defining moment of Lookman’s season came in the UEFA Europa League final, where he made history as the first player to score a hat-trick in the competition’s finale.
His heroics led Atalanta to a commanding 3-0 victory over Bayer Leverkusen, ending the German club’s unprecedented 51-match unbeaten streak in all competitions.
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Other competitors for APOTY at CAF Player of the Year 2024
Lookman triumphed over a competitive field, including Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, Ivory Coast’s Simon Adingra, Guinea’s Serhou Guirassy, and South Africa’s Ronwen Williams.
Earlier in 2024, his impressive performance earned him 14th-place finish in the 2024 Ballon d’Or rankings.
In his acceptance speech, Lookman expressed heartfelt gratitude, saying, “I dedicate this award to my teammates, family, and the fans who have supported me throughout my career.”
Other Award Winners at the CAF African Award night 2024
Other award winners at the CAF African Award night 2024 are:
- Women’s Player of the Year: Barbra Banda (Zambia)
- Women’s National Team of the Year: Nigeria
- Men’s Young Player of the Year: Lamine Camara (Senegal, second consecutive win)
- Women’s Young Player of the Year: Doha El Madani (Morocco)
- Men’s Club of the Year: Al Ahly FC (Egypt)
- Women’s Club of the Year: TP Mazembe (Congo)
- Men’s Interclub Player of the Year: Ronwen Williams (South Africa)
- Women’s Interclub Player of the Year: Sanaa Mssoudy (Morocco)
- Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria)
- Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Ronwen Williams (South Africa)
- Men’s Coach of the Year: Emerse Faé (Cote d’Ivoire)
- Women’s Coach of the Year: Lamia Boumehdi (TP Mazembe)
- Goal of the Year: Cristóvão Mabululu (Angola)
The night was a celebration of excellence, with Lookman shining as one of Africa’s brightest football stars.
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Lessons from Ademola Lookman Winning African Footballer of the Year 2024
The moral lessons from Ademola Lookman Winning African Footballer of the Year award are:
- Never ever lose hope
- You have not failed until you give up trying
- Never ever forget your root. Ademola identified his root when his adopted country rejected him
- Be hardworking. He was hardworking
- Be humble. He was very humble
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