Nigerian star Ademola Lookman has been crowned as the African Player of the Year at 2024 CAF Awards held at the Palais des Congrés in the Moroccan city of Marrakech on Monday.
The Atalanta of Italy forward succeeded his Nigerian compatriot Victor Osimhen.
His three goals and two assists were pivotal to Nigeria reaching their eighth Africa Cup of Nations Final in Cote d’Ivoire in February, and his hat-trick in a 3-0 win handed Italian side, Atalanta FC the UEFA Europa Cup at the expense of hitherto-rampaging German side, Bayer Leverkusen in May.
This season, he has notched 11 goals and five assists in 18 appearances in all competitions for Atalanta (including a goal against record winners Real Madrid FC in the UEFA Champions League), and scored two goals as Nigeria qualified for the 35th Africa Cup of Nations finals, with two other goals controversially chalked off.
The Winners
Player of the Year (Men)
Ademola Lookman (Nigeria/Atalanta
Player of the Year (Women)
Barbara Banda (Zambia)
Coach of the Year (Men)
Emerse Fae (Cote d’Ivoire)
Coach of the Year (Women)
Lamia Boumehdi (TP Mazembe)
Goalkeeper of the Year (Men)
Ronwen Williams (S/Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)
Goalkeeper of the Year (Women)
Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria/Paris FC)
Interclub Player of the Year (Men)
Ronwen Williams (S/Africa/Mamelodi Sundowns)
Interclub Player of the Year (Women)
Sanaa Massoudy (Morocco/ASFAR)
Club of the Year (Men)
Al Ahly (Egypt)
Club of the Year (Women)
TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
National Team of the Year (Men)
Cote d’Ivoire
National Team of the Year (Women)
Nigeria
Young Player of the Year (Men)
Lamine Camara (Senegal/AS Monaco)
Young Player of the Year (Women)
Doha El Madani Morocco/ASFAR
Referee of the Year (Men)
Mutaz Ibrahim
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