The African Golden Ball for Nigerian Ademola Lookman

It is again a Nigerian, as in 2023, who was crowned “African Golden Ball” or simply African Player of the Year 2024, in the person of Ademola Lookman, the Atalanta Bergamo striker. He thus succeeds his compatriot Victor Osimhen on the list.

The trophy ceremony took place in Marrakech, Morocco. Therefore we can well imagine the frustration of the Moroccan Achraf Hakimi, defense which was nevertheless given as favorite.

It is also a frustration for the Guinean center forward of Stuttgart then Dortmund, Serhou Guirassy. Indeed, our colleagues from RFI wrote: “The Guinean Serhou Guirassy dreamed it, the Moroccan Achraf Hakimi hoped for it, but it was the Nigerian Ademola Lookman who won the most prestigious individual title in African football this Monday December 16. During a CAF Awards ceremony organized in Marrakech, the Super Eagle “retained the title” for Nigeria, a year after the coronation of his compatriot Victor Osimhen.

For her part, the Zambian Barbra Banda won the women’s title, while the Ivorian Emerse Faé was crowned best African coach of the year.