Leading Italian newspaper Gazzetta dello Sport has reported that Ademola Lookman is the “absolute favourite” to replace Victor Osimhen as Africa’s best player for 2024.
The CAF Awards ceremony will take place tonight at Marrakech, Morocco.
Gazzetta dello Sport said his Europa League final heroics will give Ademola Lookman the edge over Acgraf Hakimi (Morocco and PSG) and Serhou Guirassy (Guinea and Borussia Dortmund).
Ademola Lookman was the only African nominated for this year’s Ballon d’Or.
He eventually ranked 14th on a final 30-man short list.
