Super Eagles Captain Backs Lookman for 2024 Africa Player of the Year Award

• Kenneth Omeruo is rooting for Ademola Lookman for the 2024 CAF awards
• Lookman was the star of the show in the Europa League final for Atalanta
• The Nigerian winger netted a hat-trick to end Bayer Leverkusen’s unbeaten run

Super Eagles vice-captain, Kenneth Omeruo has backed Nigeria teammate Ademola Lookman, to succeed compatriot Victor Osimhen as the 2024 CAF Africa Footballer of the Year.

Lookman stole the headlines in the Europa League final, grabbing a hat-trick as Atalanta secured a compelling 3-0 victory against Bayer Leverkusen to win the club’s first major trophy in 61 years.

According to Premium Times Nigeria, the 26-year-old Nigerian winger became the first player ever to score a hat-trick in a Europa League final as he claimed his first trophy in club football.

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Lookman was third-time lucky in the Europa League after losing the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations and Coppa Italia finals with Nigeria and Atalanta respectively in what has been a successful campaign for the former Everton player.

With the 2023/24 season set to wrap up, Nigerians believe no other player deserves to win the Africa Footballer of the Year award than the stellar Atalanta forward.

Omeruo backs Lookman for award

Omeruo was among the first to acknowledge Lookman’s brilliance in the Europa League final and has urged the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) to name the Atalanta star as the 2024 Africa Footballer of the Year, per Daily Post.

”@CAF_Online your Arica Player of the Year..@ALookman_ top player.” Omeruo tweeted after the Europa League final in Dublin.

Lookman played a key role for Nigeria at the 2023 AFCON, netting three knock-out stage goals for the Super Eagles in the competition, and has also bagged 20 goals and eight assists in all competitions for Atalanta this season.

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Ademola Lookman targets more titles

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Lookman's Europa League final hat-trick marked the pinnacle of a brilliant season for both club and country, but the Nigerian winger is not satisfied as he seeks more glory days.

The 26-year-old attacker spectacularly won his first club title, scoring all three goals as Atalanta defeated Bayer Leverkusen 3-0, ending the German club's 51-game unbeaten run.