Lookman Boosts CAF Player of the Year Chances With Special Serie A Award Nomination

• Ademola Lookman is having a remarkable year after bagging yet another prestigious award nomination
• the Nigerian winger’s blistering form for Atalanta has earned him a nomination for the best player in Serie A for November
• Lookman is the leading candidate to be crowned the 2024 CAF Player of the Year in Morocco

Ademola Lookman’s meteoric rise in European football in 2024 shows no signs of slowing down after earning another award nomination.

The Nigerian winger has gained popularity in world football recently for his superb contributions to the Atalanta team, which he led to win the 2024 Europa League title after netting a hat trick in the final.

Lookman’s performance, for club and country, has earned him nominations for the CAF Player of the Year award, where he will compete against Paris Saint-Germain’s Achraf Hakimi and three others for the award, CAF Online reports.

The 27-year-old forward has carried his superb form into the 2024/25 season, during which he helped Atalanta become Serie A title contenders with his goal contributions.

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This season, Lookman has registered nine goals and five assists in 15 appearances for La Dea across all competitions.

Lookman earns Serie A POTM nomination

Meanwhile, Serie A has nominated Lookman for November Player of the Month after the Atalanta forward scored three goals in three games during the month in question.

The Super Eagles winger scored a brace as La Dea condemned Antonio Conte’s Napoli to their first defeat in Serie A this season after a comfortable 3-0 victory.

The CAF Player of the Year nominee also scored as Atalanta secured a 3-1 victory in their final league game in November.

Lookman will compete for the prestigious award, which fans will vote for, against Alessandro Buongiorno (Napoli), Federico Dimarco (Inter), Moise Kean (Fiorentina), Marcus Thuram (Juventus), and Mattia Zaccagni (Lazio).

Cameroon defender backs Lookman for CAF POTY

Earlier, Briefly News reported that Lookman is getting hyped from all angles ahead of the 2024 CAF Player of the Year awards after getting another nod for the gong.

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Cameroon international Flavien Enzo Boyomo is the latest footballer who has tipped the Nigerian winger to edge Hakimi and Ronwen Williams to the award.

The 2024 CAF awards will take centre stage in Morocco on 16 December when all the winners will be announced.

Source: Legit.ng