NFF publicly endorse Ademola Lookman and Chiamaka Nnadozie for 2024 CAF Awards

The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has thrown its support behind footballers Ademola Lookman and Chiamaka Nnadozie, as both players vie for top honours at the CAF Player of the Year awards.Lookman is a strong contender in the mens category, while Nnadozie is in the running for the womens category.Lookman will compete in the mens category against Ivory Coasts Simon Adingra, PSGs Achraf Hakimi, Guinea striker Serhou Guirassy, and South Africa goalkeeper Ronwen Williams.In a statement on Sunday night titled 2024 CAF Awards: Lookman is the man, whichever way you look at it!, the NFF strongly backed the Atalanta forward and Super Falcons goalkeeper as contenders for the CAF Player of the Year awards. All things being equal, Nigerias Ademola Lookman should be crowned the African Player of The Year at Monday evenings 2024 CAF Awards at the Palais des Congrs in the Moroccan city of Marrakech.None of the four other final nominees comes close. Ivorian Simon Adingra, whose remarkable second-half performance saw the Elephants overcome Nigeria in the AFCON Final in Abidjan on February 11, cannot point to such a glittering record with English Premier League club Brighton. Nnadozie is a contender for the Womens Player of the Year award alongside Moroccos Sanaa Mssoudy and Zambias Barbra Banda, and is the current holder of the Womens Goalkeeper of the Year. In the womens category, Nigerias Chiamaka Nnadozie is a worthy contender for the Player of the Year (won for the sixth time last year by compatriot Asisat Oshoala), and the gong will cap a remarkable year for the soft-spoken safe hands who helped Nigeria reappear at the Womens Olympic Football Tournament after 16 years, was key to the Falcons qualification for next years AFCON, and drew rave reviews all around with French club Paris FC, the statement added. In another category, the Super Eagles and Super Falcons are National Team of the Year finalists. The post NFF publicly endorse Ademola Lookman and Chiamaka Nnadozie for 2024 CAF Awards appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.