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The CAF African Footballer of the Year and Atalanta forward, Ademola Lookman, has expressed displeasure after the club's manager, Gian Piero Gasperini, criticised his penalty-taking abilities following the team’s 3-1 defeat to Club Brugge in the Champions League knockout round play-offs. The Nigerian international had put his name on the score sheet and had the…
19 Jan
Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman opened his goal account for the year 2025 with a spectacular goal in Atalanta’s nail-biting 3-2 loss
2 Jan
Reigning African Footballer of the Year, Ademola Lookman will be setting his sights on recording another milestone of 100 appearances when Atalanta squares up against Inter in Thursday's night Supercoppa Italiana semi-final clash at Al-Awwal Park in Saudi Arabia. The former RB Leipzig winger is listed on the 21-man list of players that arrived in…
1 Jan
Nigerian footballers performed remarkably well with their respective clubs in 2024, with some of them even going on to win league titles and European trophies. The Guardian reviews the top five Super Eagles goal scorers at the club level in the past year as the players continue to make Nigeria proud on the global stage.…
22 Dec
Atalanta surged back to the top of the Serie A standings with a Charles De Ketelaere-inspired 3-2 win at home to Empoli on Sunday, while inconsistent Roma thrashed Parma 5-0. De Ketelaere was twice on target for Atalanta in the topsy-turvy encounter -- his second goal proving to be the winner with just four minutes…
16 Dec
Super Eagles attacker Ademola Lookman has won the CAF Men’s Player of the Year Award for 2024. "When the stars align, they spell Ademola Lookman. Ladies and gentlemen, your Men’s Player of the Year," CAF wrote on its official X account on Monday night. Lookman has won the award, replacing fellow Nigerian compatriot, Victor Osimhen…
16 Dec
The Super Eagles duo of Victor Osimhen and Ademola Lookman were the only players listed among Africa Eleven in the Confederation of African Football (CAF) awards in Marrakech, Morocco. The duo was instrumental to Nigeria's sterling performance at the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations held in Côte d'Ivoire in January this year. While Osimhen could…
7 Dec
Ademola Lookman said that Atalanta have belief in a first-ever Serie A title after he fired his team provisionally top of Serie A with the late, decisive goal in Friday's 2-1 win over AC Milan. Nigeria forward Lookman continued his superb form by nodding in his 10th goal of the campaign with three minutes remaining…
6 Dec
Ademola Lookman fired Atalanta top of Serie A with the late, decisive goal in Friday's 2-1 win over AC Milan which moved them two points ahead of Napoli. Nigeria forward Lookman continued his superb form by nodding in his 10th goal of the campaign with three minutes remaining at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo. The…
24 Nov
Super Eagles striker Ademola Lookman scored his seventh goal of the Serie A season as Atalanta beat Parma 3-1 on Saturday to go top of Serie
18 Nov
Nigeria striker Ademola Lookman and South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams were among five stars shortlisted on Monday for the African Player of the Year award. A Confederation of African Football (CAF) statement listed Morocco defender Achraf Hakimi, Ivory Coast winger Simon Adingra and Guinea striker Serhou Guirassy as the other contenders. Lookman scored a hat-trick…
14 Nov
Nigerian forward, Ademola Lookman, has been nominated for the 2024 Globe Soccer Awards alongside the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel
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