Patrick Juillard, Media365, published on Monday December 16, 2024 at 9:30 p.m.
Nigerian striker from Atalanta Bergamo, Ademola Lookman, was awarded the African Player of the Year trophy, succeeding his compatriot Victor Osimhen on the list.
Big favorite for this prestigious individual award, Ademola Lookman named African Player of the Year by the Confederation of African Football, this Monday evening at the Palais des Congrès in Marrakech (Morocco). The Nigerian striker from Atalanta Bergamo, who succeeds his compatriot Victor Osimhen, was preferred to the Guinean Serhou Guirassy and the Moroccan Achraf Hakimi, who also had their supporters. The most decisive player in Serie A since the start of the year, winner of the Europa League and author of a hat-trick in the final, the African vice-champion with the Super Eagles is reaping the fruits of his many exploits at the age of 27 .
Among the women, she is the prolific Zambian attacker Barbra Banda which is logically sacred. Excluded from CAN 2022 for “medical reasons”namely her hyperandrogenism, the record holder for the greatest number of hat-tricks in the Olympic women's football tournament has her revenge.
Ronwen Williams’ lovely double
Heroic with South Africa during the CAN, the goalkeeper of Mamelodi Sundowns, Ronwen Williamsmade a nice double, with the trophies of goalkeeper of the year and interclub player of the year. Nominated for the Yachine Trophy by France FootballBafana Bafana nicely concludes an unforgettable year. Crowned in the category of best young player, in preference to the Ivorians Karim Konaté (Red Bull Salzburg) and Oumar Diakité (Reims), Lamine Camara was not present to receive his statuette: his club, AS Monaco, would not have been notified…
As for the coaches, the jury distinguished Faé emergedwinner of the CAN with Ivory Coast, named national team of the year, after leaving the role of assistant in the middle of the competition for that of coach to replace Jean-Louis Gasset. Finally, we will not end without mentioning a eleven African of the year a little wobblywith a right side (Hakimi) but no left side, composed as follows: Onana – Hakimi, Koulibaly, Mbemba – Kudus, S.Amrabat, Kessié, Bissouma – Salah, Osimhen, Lookman.
The complete list:
African Player of the Year: Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns), Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast / Brighton & Hove Albion), Serhou Guirassy (Guinea / Borussia Dortmund), Achraf Hakimi (Morocco / Paris Saint-Germain), Ademola Lookman (Nigeria / Atalanta Bergamo).
African Player of the Year: Barbra Banda (Zambie / Orlando Pride).
Goalkeeper of the Year: Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns).
Goalkeeper of the Year: Chiamaka Nandozi (Nigeria / Paris FC).
Interclub player of the year: Ronwen Williams (South Africa / Mamelodi Sundowns).
Interclub Player of the Year: Sanaa Mssoudy (Morocco / AS FAR).
Coach of the Year: Faé (Ivory Coast) emerged.
Coach of the Year (Women): Lamia Boumehdi (TP Mazembe).
Young Player of the Year: Lamine Camara (Senegal / AS Monaco).
Young African Player of the Year: Doha El Madani (Morocco / AS FAR).
Club of the year: Al-Ahly (Egypt).
Club of the year (women): TP Mazembe (RD Congo).
Goal of the year: Christopher Mabulu (Angola).
National Team of the Year: Ivory Coast.
National Team of the Year (Women): Nigeria.
