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UCL: Barcelona coach, Flick speaks on Lookman’s injury

UCL: Barcelona coach, Flick speaks on Lookman’s injury

Barcelona manager, Hansi Flick, admitted that Atalanta will miss their talismanic winger, Ademola Lookman, in Wednesday’s (today) UEFA Champions League clash. Lookman has been ruled out of the matchday eight encounter due to a knee injury. Flick said it is never easy for any team to lose their star player, but he expects Gasperini’s side to adapt. “Of course, when you lose an important player, it’s not easy. But I think Gasperini knows his team well,” he told a press conference. “For me, I usually don’t focus on one or two players, but I always look at the team as…
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Lookman And Banda Named African Players Of The Year

Lookman And Banda Named African Players Of The Year

Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman has been crowned the 2024 African Footballer of the Year at the Confederation of African Football (Caf) Awards in Marrakesh. The Atalanta forward saw off competition from Ivory Coast’s Simon Adingra, Guinea’s Serhou Guirassy, Achraf Hakimi of Morocco and South Africa’s Ronwen Williams. Lookman is the second consecutive Nigerian to claim the award after Victor Osimhen in 2023. Orlando Pride striker Barbra Banda made history as the first Zambian to win the women’s prize, finishing ahead of Moroccan Sanaa Mssoudy and Nigeria’s Chiamaka Nnadozie. The winners are voted for by a panel of experts which includes members of…
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