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President of Nigeria Football Federation, Alhaji Ibrahim Musa Gusau has commended Super Eagles\u2019 forward Ademola Lookman for finishing in 14th place in this year\u2019s Ballon d\u2019Or race, saying he believes the petite forward has what it takes to finish much higher in the race next year.
\nLookman finished 14th in this year\u2019s contest which gala was held in Paris on Monday night, and which was won by Manchester City ace Rodri.
\n\u201cThe NFF commends Ademola Lookman for his feat, and we believe he has the potential to finish much higher next year. He was already a winner before Monday\u2019s night\u2019s gala, as the only African on the 30-man shortlist. He was also the second highest-rated Italian Serie A player in the race.
\n\u201cWe encourage him to continue doing his best for club and country, and the sky will be the limit for him.\u201d
\nLookman scored three important goals for Nigeria as the Super Eagles finished in second place at the Africa Cup of Nations in Cote d\u2019Ivoire earlier in the year, and then scored all three goals in the Europa Cup final as his Italian club, Atalanta, routed German top side Bayer Leverkusen.
\nThis season, he has remained within the goals\/assists frame for club and country. He has scored two goals for Nigeria in the 2025 AFCON qualification race, with two other goals controversially chalked off.
\nMost pundits see him winning this year\u2019s Africa Player of the Year award. If that happens, it will be the first time that a Nigerian has picked the continental gong from a fellow Nigerian, since \u2018Prince of Monaco\u2019 Victor Nosa Ikpeba took over from Nwankwo Kanu in 1997. The first was in 1994, when Emmanuel Amuneke took over from Rashidi Yekini (o<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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