Italian Serie A giant and Europa League defending champions Atalanta have dropped a statement praising their Nigeria star Ademola Lookman. The praise is in respect to the inclusion of the player in the Ballon d’Or list of the year. Ademola Lookman is listed number 14th in the 2024 men’s Ballon d’Or award.
Atalanta Praise Ademola Lookman for Making Ballon d’Or top 30 List
The Atalanta star is the only African in the first 30 Ballon d’Or 30-man shortlist, and he was announced as the 14th best player by France Football. The Super Eagles star was present at the award ceremony which took place in Paris, France on Monday.
They posted: “14th place for Mola: proud of you Ade.” Lookman was impressive for both club and country last season. His team won the Europa League and he scored the three goals that gave the Italians the trophy, and he was also very instrumental in Nigeria’s AFCON campaign.
Meanwhile, the Atalanta star is the favorite to win the CAF AFCON player’s of the year which comes up very soon. Lookman and William Troost-Ekong were listed among the top ten players for the prestigious award
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