Thunderclap in sight for the African Ballon d’Or?

As with the Ballon d’Or in October, are we going to see a last minute twist for the African Ballon d’Or? While many rumors announced the victory of Achraf Hakimi at home, he who was even accompanied by Nasser Al-Khelaïfi for the occasion, Sport News Africa took everyone by surprise and assured that it was Ademola Lookman, author of ‘a remarkable year with Atalanta Bergamo, which should ultimately be under the nose of the Parisian.

Lookman ultimately victorious ahead of Hakimi?

The Nigerian international would thus have received the most votes from the various panels, made up in particular of the selection captains and selectors. Barbra Banda, for her part, should be named African player of the year while Emerse Faé, winner of the CAN with the Ivory Coast at the start of the year, should be named coach of the year. A huge blow if this is confirmed for the right side of PSG, who did not hide his ambition to win the distinction yesterday for Téléfoot. To be continued.

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