Ademola Lookman was named the CAF African Footballer of the Year on Monday at an awards ceremony in Marrakech, Morocco after a stellar season with Atalanta and the Nigeria national team.

Whether as breakout stars, headline makers or players set to make a difference for their clubs and countries, these eight ...

While there are many awards presented at the ceremony, the one which garners the most attention is African Player of the Year, which has long been one of the most coveted trophies in all of football.

Ademola Lookman effectively beat Achraf Hakimi to Africa's Footballer of the Year status. Harry Murphy / Offside. via Getty Images Ahead of Monday's awards ceremony to honour the year's ...

Two continental football tournaments and the road cycling world championships in Rwanda are among the highlights of Africa's ...

First-time winner Ademola Lookman took the African Footballer of the Year award to cap a great year at Atalanta in Serie A, as the Nigerian forward took home the honor ahead of some big names ...

Atalanta and Nigeria striker Ademola Lookman has officially been named the 2024 CAF African Player of the Year after a remarkable year for club and country. ‘Four years ago, I failed in front of ...

Ademola Lookman wore an agbada, a traditional Nigerian robe, to collect his African player of the year award "To the youth of Africa I say: Never give up. Turn pain to power." Ademola Lookman's ...

Lookman, 27, scored a hat trick in the Europa League final to earn the Serie A club their first-ever European silverware, and only the second major trophy in their 117-year history. Lookman scored ...