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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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Lookman’s heroics and other records broken in the Europa league

Lookman’s heroics and other records broken in the Europa league

Ademola Lookman made history in the Europa League final, becoming the first player since Jupp Heynckes for Gladbach in 1975 to score a hat-trick in the single-match format. Lookman achieved this feat in the 2023–24 Europa League final, playing for Atalanta against Bayer Leverkusen to become the first African player. Lookman also broke the record

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Seria A: Ademola Lookman credits Atalanta’s philosophy for improved performance

Seria A: Ademola Lookman credits Atalanta’s philosophy for improved performance

Super Eagles of Nigeria winger Ademola Lookman said he’s currently playing the most consistent football of his career at Italian Seria A side: Atalanta. In a chat with The Athletic’s Mark Carey, Lookman affirmed that the move to the Gian Piero Gasperini’s led side has been the most rewarding for him in this ten-year-long career,

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AFCON 2023: Ekong, Aina and Lookman stars in Best XI 

AFCON 2023: Ekong, Aina and Lookman stars in Best XI 

Super Eagles players William Troost-Ekong, Ola Aina and Ademola Lookman have been named in the Best XI of the just concluded 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON). The trio were impressive in Nigeria’s AFCON 2023 campaign, propelling the three-time African champions to their eighth final where they lost 2-1 to hosts Côte d’Ivoire at the

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“We aren’t panicked” says Lookman

“We aren’t panicked” says Lookman

Super Eagles and Atalanta winger, Ademola Lookman has reinstated that Nigeria won’t shiver against their Angolan opponent on Friday.  Lookman, who was instrumental in the Eagles’ 2-0 win scoring a brace over Cameroon last Saturday while speaking with Journalists in Abidjan assured fans of a better outing for their quarter-final berth.  Unfortunately, Nigeria had witnessed

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