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Ademola Lookman and Barbra Banda are players of the year at African soccer awards
1 week ago

Ademola Lookman and Barbra Banda are players of the year at African soccer awards

Associated Press  

MARRAKECH, Morocco — Nigeria winger Ademola Lookman and Zambia striker Barbra Banda won the men’s and women’s African player of the year awards on Monday night. Lookman, who plays for Atalanta, won after leading his Italian club to a Europa League victory in May, scoring all three goals in the first hat trick in a men’s European club final since …

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Nigeria’s Lookman named African Footballer of the Year; Zambia’s Banda picks women’s player award
1 week ago

Nigeria’s Lookman named African Footballer of the Year; Zambia’s Banda picks women’s player award

The Hindu  

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 …

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Lookman's hat-trick nets him a place in history
7 months ago

Lookman's hat-trick nets him a place in history

China Daily  

Ademola Lookman and his family celebrate with the trophy at the end of the Europa League final between Atalanta and Bayer Leverkusen at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Thursday. Ademola Lookman scored all three goals in Atalanta's comprehensive 3-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final, and each one had much to admire. "He wasn't overly prolific …

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Ademola Lookman earns just the 18TH perfect 10/10 from L'Equipe for his 'magnificent' Europa League final hat-trick - as he joins Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland in the pantheon of football greats
7 months ago

Ademola Lookman earns just the 18TH perfect 10/10 from L'Equipe for his 'magnificent' Europa League final hat-trick - as he joins Lionel Messi and Erling Haaland in the pantheon of football greats

Daily Mail  

Ademola Lookman's heroics on Wednesday night have earned him the highly-coveted perfect 10/10 rating from L'Equipe after his stunning performance. Ademola Lookman scored all three goals as Atalanta beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-0 in the Europa League final His heroic showing earned him a rare perfect 10/10 score from L'Equipe joining an exclusive club His third saw the forward find the …

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Atalanta’s hat trick hero Ademola Lookman writes himself into European soccer history
7 months ago

Atalanta’s hat trick hero Ademola Lookman writes himself into European soccer history

Associated Press  

DUBLIN — There was an unlikely answer Wednesday to the question of who would score the first hat trick in a men’s European club final since 1975. “He wasn’t overly prolific in England,” Gasperini said of a player who was bought from Leipzig, yet had spent the previous two years on loan at Fulham and Leicester in the Premier League. …

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Breakout star soars for Super Eagles
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Breakout star soars for Super Eagles

China Daily  

Nigeria's forward Ademola Lookman fights for the ball with Angola's defender Eddie Afonso during an Africa Cup of Nations quarterfinal at the Felix Houphouet-Boigny Stadium in Abidjan on Feb 2. ABIDJAN — Ademola Lookman has stolen the limelight from star man Victor Osimhen on Nigeria's run to the Africa Cup of Nations semifinals, with the former England youth international scoring …

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Lookman fires Nigeria into Africa Cup semis with win over Angola, Congo also through
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Lookman fires Nigeria into Africa Cup semis with win over Angola, Congo also through

Hindustan Times  

Ademola Lookman scored again to fire Nigeria into the semifinals of the Africa Cup of Nations with a 1-0 win over Angola. Nigeria's forward #18 Ademola Lookman celebrates scoring his team's first goal with teammates during the Africa Cup of Nations 2024 quarter-final football match between Nigeria and Angola Victor Osimhen on Friday failed to score after having a goal …

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AFCON 2023: Ademola Lookman fires Nigeria into semis, Democratic Republic of Congo beat Guinea
10 months, 3 weeks ago

AFCON 2023: Ademola Lookman fires Nigeria into semis, Democratic Republic of Congo beat Guinea

Firstpost  

A solitary Ademola Lookman goal was enough for Nigeria to beat Angola on Friday and qualify for the Africa Cup of Nations semi-finals, while the Democratic Republic of Congo joined them by coming from behind to defeat Guinea. Atalanta forward Lookman, the former England Under-21 international, had scored both goals in Nigeria’s defeat of Cameroon in the last 16 and …

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Serie A: Angel Di Maria’s performance helps Juventus to 3-3 draw with Atalanta
1 year, 11 months ago

Serie A: Angel Di Maria’s performance helps Juventus to 3-3 draw with Atalanta

The Hindu  

A penalty kick converted. Argentina’s World Cup final standout Angel Di Maria showed off his talents for Juventus in Serie A on Sunday. Still, it wasn’t enough to prevent the Bianconeri from being held to a 3-3 draw at home by Atalanta in their first match since being penalized 15 points for false accounting. Lookman put Atalanta ahead early on …

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England U20 World Cup winner Ademola Lookman switches allegiance to Nigeria
2 years, 10 months ago

England U20 World Cup winner Ademola Lookman switches allegiance to Nigeria

Daily Mail  

Leicester City winger Ademola Lookman has had his application to change his nationality to represent Nigeria instead of England approved by FIFA, it was confirmed on Thursday. Lookman, who is on loan at Leicester from RB Leipzig, was part of England's stunning title win at the 2017 Under 20s World Cup alongside the likes of Dominic Solanke, Kyle Walker-Peters and …

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