Ademola Lookman wins CAF Men’s Player of the Year Award
Super Eagles attacker Ademola Lookman has won the CAF Men’s Player of the Year Award for 2024.
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Boost for Connacht and Ireland as Bundee Aki agrees new one-year contract extension
Bundee Aki is the latest big name to be tied down by the IRFU, who confirmed on Tuesday that the centre has agreed a new one-year deal that will keep him at Connacht until the end of the 2025/26 season.
Joe Root Ends New Zealand Tests With Huge Record But England Enter Unwanted List
Records flattened one after another after New Zealand gave a perfect send-off to its stalwart Tim Southee in the third Test against England on Tuesday. New Zealand entered Seddon Park knowing the series was out of their grasp as England possessed an unassailable 2-0 lead. With the series win out of question, it all came down to giving a memorable send-off to Southee, who was playing his final Test for the Kiwis. New Zealand achieved it in style with a thumping 423-run victory over the European counterparts on Day 4 of the Test.
Current European format failing to land old punch
Round two of the Champions Cup provided some contrasting results last weekend.
Ademola Lookman And Barbra Banda Crowned African Players Of The Year
Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman was named 2024 African men's player of the year at a ceremony in Marrakesh on Monday, while Zambia's Barbra Banda picked up the women's award. Lookman succeeds compatriot Victor Osimhen, who last year became the first Nigerian winner since Nwankwo Kanu in 1999. The 27-year-old owes his achievement to consistently excellent performances both for Nigeria and current Serie A leaders Atalanta. His three goals helped Nigeria reach the 2024 Africa Cup of Nations final, where they led hosts the Ivory Coast before losing 2-1 in Abidjan.
Nigeria's Lookman named African Footballer of the Year
MARRAKECH, Morocco :Nigeria forward Ademola Lookman was named African Footballer of Year by the Confederation of African Football at their awards ceremony on Monday.
All eyes on Lookman as CAF crowns Africa’s best footballers today
Super Eagles’ star, Ademola Lookman, has been tipped to succeed his compatriot, Victor Osimhen, as the African Footballer of the Year (men) when the Confederation of African Football (CAF) holds its awards gala at the Palais des Congres in the Moroccan city of Marrakech this evening.
Super Falcons win Women’s National Team of The Year
Super Falcons of Nigeria, on Monday night, won the Africa Women National Team of the Year award at the ongoing Confederation of African Football Award in Marrakech, Morocco.