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Ademola Lookman makes Ballon d’Or list, only African to be nominated

Ademola Lookman makes Ballon d’Or list, only African to be nominated

Nigeria and Atalanta forward, Ademola Lookman has been nominated for the 2024 Men Ballon d’Or award, making him the only African player in the list.this year’s Ballon d’Or. This came after his stellar 23/24 season where he helped Atalanta to the Europa league trophy. He also helped qualify for the Champions League, Coppa Italia final

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U20 Women’s World Cup: Spain progresses as USA breaks Morocco’s walls
  • Morocco
  • September 5, 2024
  • 2 min read

U20 Women’s World Cup: Spain progresses as USA breaks Morocco’s walls

Spain cruised into the knockout stage of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup with an impressive display over Paraguay. They defeated Paraguay 2-0 victory to join the likes of Brazil and Columbia in the next round. Jone Amezaga scored both goals in the first half as Spain outclassed the South Americans with their tiki-taka style.

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U20 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria stumble against Germany, loses 3-1
  • Germany
  • September 5, 2024
  • 2 min read

U20 Women’s World Cup: Nigeria stumble against Germany, loses 3-1

The Falconets of Nigeria lost 3-1 against Germany in their second game of the 2024 Under-20 Women’s World Cup. After an opening day 1-0 victory over South Korea, Nigeria could not keep up against Germany, and were defeated. The Germans has been a thorn in Nigeria’s flesh at the under-20 female World Cup. The defeat

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Full list of nominees for the Ballon d’Or awards

Full list of nominees for the Ballon d’Or awards

Ballon d’Or nominees: Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid/England) Ruben Dias (Man City/Portugal) Phil Foden (Man City/England) Federico Valverde (Real Madrid/Uruguay) Emiliano Martinez (Aston Villa/Argentina) Erling Haaland (Man City/Norway) Nico Williams (Athletic Bilbao/Spain) Granit Xhaka (Leverkusen/Switzerland) Artem Dovbik (Girona/Roma/Ukraine) Toni Kroos (Real Madrid/Germany) Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid/Brazil) Dani Olmo (RB Leipzig/Barcelona/Spain) Florian Wirtz (Leverkusen/Germany) Martin Odegaard (Arsenal/Norway)

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U20 Women’s World Cup: Host nation advances to next round, Australia suffers second loss

U20 Women’s World Cup: Host nation advances to next round, Australia suffers second loss

Host nation, Columbia, has qualified for the knockout round of the FIFA U20 Women’s World Cup. The South American defeated Cameroon 1-0 to join Brazil in securing a spot for the next round. Substitute Yesica Munoz’ second half header settled the game to claim all three points for Columbia. Both teams tested each other goalkeepers,

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