Lookman wins UEFA Europa League Goal of the Season
Atalanta forward, Ademola Lookman has secured the UEFA Europa League Goal of the Season Award, triumphing over his international teammate Victor Boniface, Nigeriasoccernet.com reports.
Lookman’s second goal in the 3-0 final victory against Bayer Leverkusen was chosen as the best of the season. The winger nutmeg Granit Xhaka before bending a fantastic shot into the bottom corner from 20 yards.
Lookman also beat West Ham’s Mohammed Kudus, Olympic Marseille’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, and AC Milan’s Rafael Leao to the award.
Meanwhile, compatriot, Boniface finished eighth in the rankings.
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Lookman in the final of the competition scored a hat trick, the sixth European final hat-trick.
The last was all the way back in the 1975 Uefa Cup final by Jupp Heynckes for Borussia Monchengladbach.
By Olujimi Dare Ogun
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