Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman was named African Footballer of the Year by the Confederation of African Football at its awards ceremony on Monday. Lookman was named ahead of Morocco’s Achraf Hakimi, Serhou Guirassy of Guinea, Simon Adingra from the Ivory Coast and South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams. Zambia’s Barbra Banda, 24, was named African Women’s Player of the Year. Two …
To borrow and twist the words of Frank Sinatra - if you can’t make it here, you can’t make it anywhere. Ademola Lookman led Atalanta to Europa League glory as he scored a sensational hat-trick He was unplayable as he helped his side overcome the previously unbeaten Bayer Leverkusen Lookman has enjoyed a fascinating journey from the cages of Peckham …
Ademola Lookman scored a stunning hat-trick as Atalanta beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the Europa League final on Wednesday to win just the second major trophy in their 117-year history and end the German champions' remarkable unbeaten streak. Lookman, who struggled to establish himself in the English Premier League with Everton, Fulham and Leicester City before reviving his career in …
