Nigerian footballer Ademola Lookman has put the country on the map with his recent win at the 2024 Confederation of African Football Awards.
Legit.ng recalls reporting that Ademola made headlines after he was named the African Player of the Year during a glittering event in Marrakech, Morocco, on Monday, December 17.
Ademola, who plays for Serie A side Atalanta, had a sensational year. He impressed football fans with his incredible skill and finished at the goalpost.
Nigerian celebs congratulate Ademola Lookman
Social media critic VDM shared a picture of Ademola Lookman on his Instastory with a congratulatory message to the footballer. Singer Peter Okoye of the defunct Psquare music group shared a photo of the football on his page.
See Peter Okoye’s post below:
Davido’s aide Isreal DMW, among others, also stormed Atalanta’s forward Instagram page to celebrate with him. Legit.ng captured some of the message. read them below:
kenepisode1:
“Congratulations our StarBoy Thank you for making all of us Proud and thank you for believing in your self.”
isrealdmw:
“CONGRATULATIONS.”
crazeclown:
“congratulations starboy.”
danielregha:
“Congrats on winning the CAF Player of the Year; Well-deserved, and this type of outfit will be great when gracing international Red Carpet events too. Best wishes.”
adamsbulama:
“You deserve am bro, more to come in sha Allah.”
iamdx2:
“Finally Nigeria 🇳🇬 to the world.”
afesumi:
“Well deserved .. congratulations brother.”
shankcomics:
“Congratulations.”
Isreal DMW rejects VDM’s offer
Meanwhile, Legit.ng recalls reporting that VDM shared a video from his chat with Isreal DMW after he made his desire to remarry public.
VDM, during his chat with Davido’s logistic manager, recommended Chef Dammy as his new wife, which he rejected.
In the video, Isreal could be seen laughing hard. Reacting, a netizen said,
“Baba say hope say Lagos boys never finish her,,she be food.”
