This year, Ademola Lookman won the Best African Player CAF (Confederation of African Football) Award in 2024 for his amazing achievement with Atalanta and Nigeria. He won the Europa League 2024 with Atalanta against the Bayern Leverkusen in which h scored hat-trick.
It was one of the best performances by the Nigerian striker, who had just destroyed the unbeaten Bayern Leverkusen. Lookman also helped his Nigerian team to reach the final of the Africa Cup of Nationals Final, where they lost against the Ivory Coast.
“Ekale (Good evening); Nigeria, Mo nki gbogbo yin (Nigerians, I’m greeting all of you) , E se ; Mo dupe (thank you; I’m grateful),”
“ First, I want to thank the Almighty God for all that he has been doing in my life . I want to thank the President, my teammates at both club and country ; I want to thank them for their support and the love that they have given me.
“ Today is a blessing to me , my family , my nation . To be recognised as the best player in Africa is something incredible and I’m extremely proud of this. “Just four years ago I changed (to play for Nigeria) and fast forward four years after, I’m the best player in Africa.
“I want to say to all the young children and people watching this , don’t let your failures weigh you down to break your wings but for a fact, turn your pains to your power and you begin to fly ,”
Ademola Lookman Said
2024 Caf Awards winners
Here are some other awards winners of the CAF Awards 2024.
Women’s Player of the Year: Barbra Banda (Zambia & Orlando Pride)
Men’s Coach of the Year: Emerse Fae (Ivory Coast)
Women’s Coach of the Year: Lamia Boumehdi (TP Mazembe)
Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Ronwen Williams (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year: Chiamaka Nnadozie (Nigeria & Paris FC)
Men’s Club of the Year: Al Ahly (Egypt)
Women’s Club of the Year: TP Mazembe (DR Congo)
Men’s Interclub Player of the Year: Ronwen Williams (South Africa & Mamelodi Sundowns)
Women’s Interclub Player of the Year: Sanaa Mssoudy (Morocco & AS Far)
Men’s Young Player of the Year: Lamine Camara (Senegal & Monaco)
Women’s Young Player of the Year: Doha El Madani (Morocco & AS Far)
Men’s National Team of the Year: Ivory Coast
Women’s National Team of the Year: Nigeria
Goal of the Year (voted for by fans): Cristovao Mabululu (Angola) – Angola v Namibia (Afcon 2023)
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