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Nigerian Tremendous Eagles ahead, Ademola Lukmanhas been nominated for the 2024 Males’s Golden Globe Award. The 26-year-old winger at the moment performs for Atalanta in Serie A and is the one Nigerian footballer on the 30-man shortlist.
Ademola’s excellent performances over the previous 12 months with Atalanta and the Nigeria nationwide crew have ensured his nomination. One in every of his most notable exploits was scoring a hat-trick in Atalanta’s win over Bayer Leverkusen within the UEFA Europa League ultimate, en path to a 3-0 win that sealed the membership’s first European title.
Within the 2023 season, Lookman scored 17 objectives and offered 11 assists, demonstrating his key function in Atlanta’s historic victory. Along with his membership achievements, he made an equally essential contribution to Nigeria’s second place end on the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Côte d’Ivoire, scoring two objectives within the match.
Ademola joins a gaggle of revered Nigerian footballers who’ve been nominated for the Ballon d’Or, together with legends comparable to Finidi george, Daniel Yu Sheng, austin coach, Kanu nwankwo, winner Determine, Sunday Olesein addition to final yr’s nominees, winner osimhen.
See the total listing of 2024 Males’s Ballon d’Or nominees beneath:
- Antonio Rudiger – Actual Madrid
- Kylian Mbappe – Actual Madrid
- Lautaro Martinez – Inter Milan
- Ademola Lookman – Atlanta
- Alejandro Grimaldo – Bayer Leverkusen
- Dani Carvajal – Actual Madrid
- William Saliba – Arsenal
- Lamin Yamal – Barcelona
- Bukayo Saka – Arsenal
- Hakan Calhanoglu – Inter Milan
- Rodri – Manchester Metropolis
- Declan Rice – Arsenal
