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CAF Awards: You have brought joy to Nigerians, Tinubu’s aide Zulu celebrates Lookman, others
Senior Special Assistant to President Bola Tinubu on Grassroot Sports Development Chief Adebayo Adeyinka Anthony, said the award winning feats of Ademola Lookman, Chianaka Nnadozie and the Suoer Falcons at the 2024 CAF Award, have brought pride and joy to Nigerians. He stated this in his congratulatory message to the winners in various categories at the showpice, held on Monday…
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CAF Awards: First Lady hails Nnadozie, Falcons, Lookman
Nigeria’s first lady, Her Excellency, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, has showered praises on the Super Falcons, the team’s goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie and Super Eagles striker Ademola Lookman on their triumph at the 2024 CAF Awards ceremony held on Monday night in Marrakech, Morocco. Ademola Lookman Senator Tinubu, while congratulating the award winners through a press statement she personally signed, said…
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Adeboye, Eze, Inalegwu, others present as Nigeria host CAF Safe Stadium Initiative
Olaolu Joseph A five-day workshop on safety and security at football stadia, initiated by the Confederation of African Football (CAF), began on Tuesday in Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory. The workshop, which is at the behest of the Safety and Security department of the Confederation of African Football, has the objectives of promoting safe stadium culture during international matches on…
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CAF award is a blessing for me, family, country, says Lookman
Newly crowned 2024 African Footballer of the Year, Ademola Lookman has revealed how important winning the award was to him. Speaking after he was handed the plague, the Super Eagles and Atalanta forward said the honour was not only a motivation to him but a blessing as well for his family and Nigeria. The Atalanta of Italy forward also used…
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House Committee on Sports chairman congratulates Ademola Lookman
–Hails other Nigerian awardees for making Nigeria proud Olaolu Joseph The Chairman of the House Committee on Sports, Honourable Kabiru Amadu has sent his warm congratulations to all the Nigerian awardees, especially Super Eagles’ forward Ademola Lookman for winning the 2024 African footballer of the year award. The Atalanta winger beat the likes of Achraf Hakimi of Morocco, Simon Adingra…
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CAF Award: Footballers, managers, others celebrate Ademola Lookman
The football community was abuzz with praise for Ademola Lookman after the Super Eagles attacker took home the coveted CAF Africa best player award in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday. The accolades have been pouring in from top footballers across the globe, all of whom are acknowledging Lookman’s remarkable achievement. The Atalanta star player won the prestigious award by defeating other…
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Pinnick, Gusau excited over Ademola Lookman’s emergence as Africa’s best player
Olaolu Joseph Immediate past President of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) Amaju Melvin Pinnick and the incumbent Ibrahim Musa Gusau and other football bigwigs were excited after Ademola Lookman emerged the 2024 African Footballer of the Year. Expectedly, Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman scooped the Africa Player of the Year award at the 2024 CAF Awards in Marrakech, Morocco on Monday night,…
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Tinubu congratulates Lookman, Nnadozie, Super Falcons on CAF awards
By Kunle Sanni President Bola Tinubu on Monday congratulated Super Eagles forward Ademola Lookman on winning the 2024 CAF Men’s African Footballer of the Year. President Tinubu also hails Super Falcons goalkeeper Chiamaka Nnadozie for clinching the CAF Women’s Goalkeeper of the Year award and the Super Falcons for being named the Women’s National Team of the Year. The awards…
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“Lookman’s win is unsurprising, a positive spur for Nigerian sports” – NSC DG, Hon. Olopade
Olaolu Joseph The Director General of the National Sports Commission (NSC), Honourable Bukola Olopade, has described Ademola Lookman’s coronation as the 2024 CAF Player of the Year as a well-deserved victory that will ignite positive momentum for Nigerian sports. Inspite of his tight schedules, Hon. Olopade was live at the Awards in Marrakech, Morocco to support the 27-year old Nigerian…
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CAF Awards 2024: NSC Chairman Dikko congratulates Lookman, Nnadozie, Super Falcons
Olaolu Joseph Osimhen, Lookman, Ajibade, Ohale, Asisat, Ohale, Alozie Make CAF XI The National Sports Commission (NSC) has congratulated Nigeria international players, Ademola Lookman and Chiamaka Nnadozie, as well as the Super Falcons on their triumphs at the 2024 CAF Awards, held in Marrakech, Morroco on Monday evening. It was an evening of glitz and glamour, as Nigeria was celebrated…
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