Ademola Lookman, the Nigerian winger for Atalanta, has been awarded the 2024 CAF Footballer of the Year for the Men's category. Lookman's success comes after a remarkable turnaround in his career, particularly since joining Atalanta and representing the Nigerian national team.
Nigeria winger, Ademola Lookman , was crowned the 2024 CAF Football er of the Year for the Men's category on Monday. The Atalanta star was announced as the winner at an event in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday night. Lookman beat the likes of Ivory Coast's Simon Adingra, Morocco's Achraf Hakimi, South Africa's Ronwen Williams and Guinea's Serhou Guirassy to the prestigious award.
Lookman, who succeeded fellow compatriot Victor Osimhen, began his senior professional career back in 2015 at Charlton Athletic in the Championship and League One. He spent two seasons with Charlton Athletic before joining Everton in 2017. Lookman, who was born in Wandsworth, England, had an underwhelming period in the Premier League with Everton which saw his career threaten to drift away after a bright start at Charlton. Everton eventually loaned him to RB Leipzig where he enjoyed a positive loan spell with the Bundesliga side in the 2017-18 season, scoring five goals in 11 appearances. But Lookman could not settle well at RB Leipzig after making the move permanent in the 2019-20 season. He then returned to the Premier League temporarily on loan at Fulham in the 2020-21 season and Leicester City in the 2021-22 campaign, respectively. Lookman struggled to establish himself in the Premier League, but his permanent switch to Atalanta in 2022 prompted a turnaround in fortunes for him as he is now one of Europe's potent attackers. Representing the Super Eagles of Nigeria was also another turning point in his career as he led the three-time African champions to the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, in Ivory Coast. Speaking recently about the turning point in his career, Lookman pinpointed his time with the Super Eagles. 'That was really the big turning point in my career also. Ever since I have put on the Super Eagles jersey it’s been fruitful,' Lookman said
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