Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman, has been named the 14th best male footballer in the world.
Lookman, 27, was named among the 15 best players in the world on Monday at the Ballon d’Or ceremony which is holding in Paris, France.
The winger is the only African to make the 30-player shortlist for the 2024 Ballon d’Or prize. Osimhen was ranked in the 8th position last year.
Lookman was in scintillating form as Atalanta won its first-ever European trophy last season, with the Nigerian scoring a hat-trick in the Europa League final against Bayer Leverkusen.
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He scored 17 goals and made 11 assists in all for his club, Atalanta, last season.
The former Everton player was also instrumental in the Super Eagles run to the final of the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire early this year.
He scored two goals as the Nigerian team finished as runners up in the competition after losing 2-1 to the hosts in the final.
In the new season, Lookman has picked up from where he stopped last season, recording 5 goals, 3 assists so far. One of the goals is for Nigeria against Benin Republic in Africa Cup of Nation’s qualifier.
Lookman has also been shortlisted by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the 2024 African Footballer of the Year award.
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