Ademola Lookman, the Super Eagles winger, has been crowned CAF Footballer of the Year for the last year.
On Monday night, Lookman was named the winner during an extravagant celebration in Marrakech, Morocco.
The Atalanta star won the prize ahead of Ivory Coast’s Simon Adingra and PSG’s Achraf Hakimi, Guinea striker Serhou Guirassy and South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams.
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It has been an incredible year for Lookman, who became the first player to score a hat-trick in the Europa League/UEFA Cup final since 1975, netting three goals within 26 minutes against Bayer Leverkusen.
Lookman was included in the Team of the Year for the Europa League and ended the season having had a direct hand in 18 top-flight goals for La Dea.
On October 28, the 27-year-old was named the 14th best player at the Ballon d’Or ceremony.
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