Nigerian Ademola Lookman, the Italian player for Atalanta, was crowned with the Ballon d’Or, for the best player in the African continent for the year 2024, during the Confederation of African Football Awards ceremony, which took place today, Monday, at the Palace of Conferences in Marrakesh.
In the vote, Lookman outperformed South African Ronwen Williams, captain of the Mamelodi Sundowns team, Ivorian Simon Adingra, English player for Brighton, Guinean Serho Djerassi, player for Borussia Dortmund, and his direct competitor, Moroccan Achraf Hakimi, player for Paris Saint-Germain.
Nigerian winger Ademola Lookman became the symbol of Atalanta’s success on the greatest evening in the Italian club’s history, when he scored a hat-trick against German champion Bayer Leverkusen, giving him his first continental title, in the European League final. He also always contributed to his team’s goals, whether through assists or assists. Scoring.
In the same context, Achraf Hakimi, who was also a candidate for the Best Player award, has excelled at very distinguished levels this season, as he participated in 18 matches for Paris Saint-Germain, during which he scored 3 goals and made 6 assists. As for last season, he… He participated in 40 matches, during which he scored 5 goals and made 7 assists, and also contributed to the Parisian team winning the French League title.
Achraf Hakimi participated in 14 matches with the Moroccan national team, during which he scored two goals and made three assists, and also helped the Atlas Lions to occupy second place in the “Paris 2024” Olympic Games.
According to the statistics of the “Sofascore” platform, which specializes in player numbers and evaluations, Hakimi made 16 key passes in European competition this season, which is the highest number among all defenders in the Champions League, the highest number among all Paris Saint-Germain players, and the third highest number among all players participating in the competition. Hakimi also created 4 scoring chances, making him the most chances creator among all defenders, and second equally among Paris players.
