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Nigeria striker Ademola Lookman said that switching his playing nationality from England to the Super Eagles in 2022 was key to his current success.

Nigeria's Ademola Lookman may have been named Africa's finest at the CAF Awards last Monday, but you'd be hard pressed to argue that he's enjoying a better season than Liverpool's Mohamed Salah.

Nigerians, as a whole, are huge sports fans, especially when it comes to soccer-slash-football. Here are some gift ideas for the Nigerian sports fan, some more realistic than others!

CAF had appeared to float the prospect that he might miss out on a prize that appeared to be destined for him.

Ademola Lookman was named the CAF African Footballer of the Year on Monday at an awards ceremony in Marrakech, Morocco after a stellar season with Atalanta and the Nigeria national team.

Ahead of the CAF Awards on Monday, ESPN's Ed Dove examines why Nigeria and Atalanta's Ademola Lookman appears primed to become the new African Men's Footballer of the Year.

ESPN outlines everything you need to know ahead of the event including: When the CAF Awards will take place, the previous CAF Awards winners, and the nominees for this year's awards.

Take a look at why these players have been nominated for the men's and women's African Footballer of the Year the 2024 CAF Awards.

The 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign is in the books, with all 24 qualifiers for next year's biennial competition now confirmed. ESPN present the definitive recap on all things AFCON.

It was a frantic and intense AFCON qualifying group stage, with high-profile sides like Ghana missing the finals and some of the continent's lesser lights looking forward to a shot at Africa's grandest prize.