The Star Shines Bright: Ademola Lookman crowned CAF Player of the Year!


Ademola Lookman has been officially named the 2024 CAF Player of the Year, solidifying his status as one of Africa’s premier talents. 
He succeeds his national teammate, Victor Osimhen. 

Lookman becomes the sixth Nigerian player in history to win this prestigious award!! 

The Nigerian winger’s remarkable year included pivotal contributions to Nigeria’s success in the Africa Cup of Nations, where he scored crucial goals, and a stunning hat-trick in Atalanta’s UEFA Europa League final victory over Bayer Leverkusen. 

His consistent performance in Serie A, netting 11 goals and providing five assists this season, further underscores his exceptional skill and impact on the field.

Other award winners include:

𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐫𝐚 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐚 is the Women’s Player of the Year – Zambia 

The Women’s National Team of the Year is 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐚.

The Men’s Young Player of the Year, for the second year in a row, is 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚 – Senegal.

The Women’s Young Player of the Year is 𝐃𝐨𝐡𝐚 𝐄𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐢 – Morocco.

The Men’s Club of the Year is 𝐀𝐥 𝐀𝐡𝐥𝐲 𝐅𝐂 – Egypt.

The Women’s Club of the Year is TP Mazembe – Congo

The Men’s Interclub Player of the Year is 𝐑𝐨𝐧𝐰𝐞𝐧 𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐦𝐬 – South Africa

The Women’s Interclub Player of the Year is 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐚 𝐌𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐲 – Morocco

The Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year is Chiamaka Nnadozie – Nigeria

The Men’s Goalkeeper of the Year is Ronwen Williams

The Men’s Coach of the Year is 𝐄𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐅𝐚𝐞 – Cote d’Ivoire

The Women’s Coach of the Year is 𝐋𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐨𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐡𝐝𝐢 – TP Mazembe

The Goal of the Year is Cristovao 𝗠𝗮𝗯𝘂𝗹𝘂𝗹𝘂 – Angola
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