DR Congo forward, Cedric Bakambu, has tipped Super Eagles and Atalanta, Ademola Lookman to win the 2024 African Player of the Year award.
The 2024 CAF awards will be held on Monday, December 16 in Marrakesh Morocco.
Lookman has taken the world by storm in the past year, constantly showing up for club and country, and capped on an exciting campaign as he claimed the 14th position in the 2024 Ballon d’Or rankings.
The 27-year-old made the final cut for the five nominees for the African Footballer of The Year award along with Simon Adingra (Ivory Coast/Brighton and Hove Albion), Serhou Guirassy (Guinea/Borussia Dortmund), Achraf Hakimi (Morocco/ Paris Saint-Germain) and Ronwen Williams (South Africa/ Mamelodi Sundowns).
Bakambu, on the Sporty TV show, backed Lookman to win the CAF POTY award due to his exploits so far.
“It’s difficult but if I have to choose, my opinion, I’ll say Lookman, the player of Atalanta. He deserves it but after we will see.”
Lookman has been in terrific form for La Dea this season, scoring eight goals and providing four assists in twelve league games, sending Atalanta temporarily top of the Serie A table as they battle Napoli and Inter Milan in this season’s title race.
The 27-year-old also became the first-ever player to score a hat-trick in a European cup final, lifting the UEFA Europa League title for Atalanta against an unbeaten Bayer 04 Leverkusen back in May.
Meanwhile, Lookman continues to draw the attention of several top European clubs, with PSG, Manchester United, and Real Madrid among the most interested.
Atlanta have been working on keeping the 27-year-old with another contract, as his current deal expires in 2026. But while they do that, their president, Antonio Percassi, has made their stance known again ahead of the January transfer window.
