{"id":813722,"date":"2024-12-22T00:19:32","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T06:19:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/22\/ex-dortmund-striker-slams-moroccan-fans-reaction-to-lookmans-caf-poty-win-urges-caf-to-avoid-morocco\/"},"modified":"2024-12-22T00:19:32","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T06:19:32","slug":"ex-dortmund-striker-slams-moroccan-fans-reaction-to-lookmans-caf-poty-win-urges-caf-to-avoid-morocco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/22\/ex-dortmund-striker-slams-moroccan-fans-reaction-to-lookmans-caf-poty-win-urges-caf-to-avoid-morocco\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Dortmund striker slams Moroccan Fans\u2019 reaction to Lookman\u2019s CAF POTY win, urges CAF to avoid Morocco"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former Monaco forward, Victor Ikpeba, has slammed the reaction of Moroccan fans following Ademola Lookman\u2019s victory at the 2024 CAF Player of the Year award, Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A video circulating on social media<\/a> from the ceremony spotted Moroccan fans walking out as the Super Eagles winger was named the winner, edging out notable contenders like their countryman Achraf Hakimi, as well as Serhou Guirassy, Ronwen Williams, and others.<\/p>\n

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Morrocans leaving the CAF Awards venue immediately after Ademola Lookman was announced as winner.<\/p>\n

They thought Hakimi would win pic.twitter.com\/s3SyEf54J3<\/a><\/p>\n

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The former Super Eagles attacker, Ikpeba, was visibly upset with the disrespect shown to Lookman\u2019s well-deserved triumph, and has urged CAF to reconsider holding such an event in Morocco.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThey shouldn\u2019t take the event to Morocco again. It\u2019s not fair. We\u2019ve seen awards like the Ballon d\u2019Or and others, and it\u2019s not like this. Someone has to always win,\u201d Ikpeba stated, speaking on Brila FM<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The Atalanta forward scored three goals and provided one assist during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations tournament, which was crucial in their progress to the final of the competition.<\/p>\n

Despite the unsporting behaviour of some fans, the former Borussia Dortmund striker praised the integrity of those who voted for Lookman, having noted his impactful contributions to both his club and country.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThose who voted for Lookman did it with class and were very honest in their selection process,\u201d Ikpeba added.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Lookman\u2019s victory made him the sixth Nigerian to win the prestigious award, following in the footsteps of Kanu Nwankwo, Emmanuel Ammuneke, Ikpeba, Rashidi Yekini, and his teammate Victor Osimhen.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports journalist and Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a proven track record in conducting interviews with Super Eagles stars such as William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and many others. He has also made a significant impact in breaking transfer news stories.<\/p>\n

Grounded in video editing, video journalism, social media management, and content strategy, Ayomide brings a wealth of expertise to his work.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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Soccer Former Monaco forward, Victor Ikpeba, has slammed the reaction of Moroccan fans following Ademola Lookman\u2019s victory at the 2024 CAF Player of the Year award, Soccernet.ng reports. A video circulating on social media from the ceremony spotted Moroccan fans walking out as the Super Eagles winger was named the winner, edging out notable contenders […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":813723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[140326,2005,25945],"tags":[140325,64321],"class_list":{"0":"post-813722","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ex-dortmund","8":"category-soccer","9":"category-striker","10":"tag-ex-dortmund","11":"tag-striker"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=813722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/813722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/813723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=813722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=813722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=813722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}