{"id":14711,"date":"2024-12-17T08:46:38","date_gmt":"2024-12-17T03:16:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=544406"},"modified":"2024-12-17T08:46:38","modified_gmt":"2024-12-17T03:16:38","slug":"ademola-lookman-wins-the-african-ballon-dor-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/football\/ademola-lookman-wins-the-african-ballon-dor-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Ademola Lookman wins the African Ballon d\u2019Or 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ademola Lookman has won the African Ballon d\u2019Or award for the best African player in this calendar year (2024). The Atalanta\u2019s forward was phenomenal this year and also the club is in top place currently in the Serie A table, leaving behind Napoli, Inter Milan and AC Milan.<\/p>\n<p>Ademola Lookman has been named the winner of the prestigious African Ballon d\u2019Or award for the best African player of 2024. The Atalanta forward\u2019s stellar performances this calendar year have earned him widespread recognition, as he continues to impress both domestically and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>Lookman has been a key figure for Atalanta, propelling the club to the top of the Serie A table. His contributions in front of goal and creative flair have helped the Bergamo-based side surge past powerhouses like Napoli, Inter Milan, and AC Milan. His consistency, skill, and match-winning performances have made him a standout player in European football this season.<\/p>\n<p>Atalanta\u2019s rise to Serie A supremacy this year has been nothing short of remarkable, and Lookman\u2019s influence has been at the heart of their success. The Nigerian international\u2019s lethal finishing, pace, and vision have not only solidified his role as a fan favorite but also as a driving force for his team\u2019s ambitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ademola Lookman has won the African Ballon d\u2019Or award for the best African player in this calendar year (2024). <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":202,"featured_media":36298,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[448,1820,3796,671],"class_list":["post-14711","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-football","tag-atalanta","tag-ballon-dor","tag-football","tag-serie-a"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14711","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/202"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14711"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14711\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/36298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14711"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14711"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14711"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}