Ademola Lookman and William Troost-Ekong have been nominated for the 2024 CAF Men’s Player of the Year.
Eight other players are also in the running for the prestigious award.
It’s the first time the duo have been nominated for the individual accolade.
Lookman enjoyed a stellar year at club international level.
The 27-year-old scored three goals in seven appearances for NigerIa at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d’Ivoire.
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The talented winger was also the hero of Atalanta’s UEFA Europa League success.
He scored a historic hat-trick in the 3-0 final victory over Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen.
Centre-back Troost-Ekong was named Player of the Tournament at the AFCON 2023 finals.
The 2024 CAF Awards will hold in Marrakech Morocco on December 16.
By Adeboye Amosu
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There’s nothing stopping Lookman. Unless CAF do anyhow.
If Lookman was a Brazilian or Argentinian, the biggest clubs in Europe would have rushed to sign him in the summer after his heroics in the Europa League final. But alas, he represents an African country which is not a good marketing strategy on the international stage. Hypocrisy, and that is the price you pay for representing a third world footballing nation. What a shame! His talent definitely deserves more.
Lookman deserves better than where he’s no doubt brother,totally agreed..Olise was signed by Bayern after a successful premiership season but Lookman has been consistent in Italy for Atalanta coupled with his heroic performance in the last Europa league final yet no top club finds him worthy to don their jersey a shame!
PSG and Arsenal tried to sign him this last summer…..So tf u on?
Can you imagine? Amaju was the one that argued our case during the tribunal for the Libya/Nigeria wahala…..If we get a bad judgement we know why.
Straight win for Lookman, no contest.
And Ekong will be in the final shortlist of 3 (Being the MVP of the last Afcon where all the nominees played in).
Final 3-man shortlist: Lookman, Ekong, and Adingra.
Winner: Ademola Lookman