Ex-Super Eagles coach Gernot Rohr has endorsed Ademola Lookman for the 2024 CAF Men's Player of the Year award, citing his remarkable resurgence, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
Lookman is the overwhelming favourite, following an impressive campaign for club and country. Other contenders include Serhou Guirassy, Achraf Hakimi, Rowen Williams and Simon Adingra.
Rohr praised Lookman's progress, telling Foot Africa: "He has made a lot of progress. His difficult first seasons in England and Germany are now a thing of the past. He has managed to get back up and shine."
Rohr, who has monitored Lookman's development, added: "I followed him a few years ago with the Super Eagles. He went from the shadows to the light. Today, he is a complete player, as effective as an assister as he is as a scorer."
Lookman scored three goals and registered one assist in seven appearances for the Super Eagles at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Côte d’Ivoire.
The winger also scored a historic hat-trick for Atalanta in the final of the UEFA Europa League.
The 2024 CAF Awards ceremony takes place on December 16, in Marrakech, Morocco.
By Olujimi Dare Ogun