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CAF POTY favourite Ademola Lookman tipped Barcelona's youngster to triumph the Ballon d'Or successful the future.
Super Eagles ace Ademola Lookman has backed Barcelona's Lamine Yamal to go a aboriginal victor of the Ballon d'Or, acknowledging the youngster's talents and projection.
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Yamal and Lookman: First-time Ballon d'Or nominees
Lookman, 27, a decennary older than the Barcelona youngster, was a first-time nominee successful this year's variation of the award, conscionable similar Yamal.
The Nigerian ace finished 14th, rewarded for his awesome AFCON outing and his sensational hat-trick to assistance Atalanta to a historical Europa League title. Yamal, a testament to the unprecedented levels helium is showing, finished wrong the apical 10 (8th) aft starring Spain to their 4th European Championship title.
What Lookman said
Yamal's prime is undeniable, and helium continues to gain plaudits from each and sundry. Most recently, from Nigeria's Lookman, who was a dashing beingness astatine the grant gala.
Accompanying his 8th spot finish, Yamal besides won the Kopa trophy for the champion young subordinate successful the world, and Rodri, who won the expansive prize connected the night, congratulated him and assured the La Masia postgraduate helium would triumph the gong successful the future.
Lookman seemingly agrees, arsenic erstwhile asked who helium thought could triumph the grant and aft a heavy thought, helium named Barcelona's Lamine Yamal.
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