{"id":826392,"date":"2025-02-12T10:11:48","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T16:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/12\/ademola-lookman-atalanta-forwards-injury-return-delights-eric-chelle-report\/"},"modified":"2025-02-12T10:11:48","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T16:11:48","slug":"ademola-lookman-atalanta-forwards-injury-return-delights-eric-chelle-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/12\/ademola-lookman-atalanta-forwards-injury-return-delights-eric-chelle-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Ademola Lookman: Atalanta forward\u2019s injury return delights Eric Chelle \u2013 report"},"content":{"rendered":"

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New Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle is reportedly delighted over the return of Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman, Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Nigerian international picked up a knock during Atalanta\u2019s clash against Napoli in January and aggravated it during training ahead of their UEFA Champions League clash against Barcelona.<\/p>\n

Having missed games against Barcelona, Torino, Bologna, and Verona, the Nigerian attacker has returned to light training. However, his exact return date is yet to be confirmed.<\/p>\n

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According to Guardian Nigeria<\/a>, Lookman\u2019s return to training has pleased Chelle, who is set to lead the Super Eagles for the first time against Rwanda and Zimbabwe in March.<\/p>\n

How key is Lookman for the Super Eagles?<\/h4>\n

The Super Eagles attacker has scored eight goals and provided four assists in 27 appearances for Nigeria. He proved his importance to the team during the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, where his three goals and one assist were crucial in helping Nigeria reach the final.<\/p>\n

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Victor Osimhen Ademola Lookman and Ola Aina in action during the semi-final game between Nigeria vs South Africa [Photo credit\/Imago]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

His stellar performances in 2024 earned him a spot in the Ballon d\u2019Or rankings and the 2024 African Player of the Year award.<\/p>\n

With such credentials, Lookman remains a key figure Chelle would want in his squad at all costs.<\/p>\n

When will Lookman return to action?<\/h4>\n

Atalanta\u2019s boss was recently asked about Lookman\u2019s availability for their Champions League playoff against Club Brugge. However, the Italian tactician admitted uncertainty over the forward\u2019s return.<\/p>\n

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\u201cLookman had a rather annoying bruise that he\u2019s been carrying since the Napoli game. We\u2019ll see in the next few days if he\u2019ll be available for Wednesday,\u201d Gasperini said, as quoted by Tutto Atalanta.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Super Eagles star Ademola Lookman after winning the Europa League (Photo credit: Imago)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

With the Super Eagles set to open camp in March, Lookman\u2019s presence would be a major boost for the team and a source of reassurance for Nigerian fans.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin\t\t\t\t<\/a>
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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 New Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle is reportedly delighted over the return of Atalanta forward Ademola Lookman, Soccernet.ng reports. The Nigerian international picked up a knock during Atalanta\u2019s clash against Napoli in January and aggravated it during training ahead of their UEFA Champions League clash against Barcelona. Having missed games against Barcelona, Torino, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":826393,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[124826,121796,2005],"tags":[124825,121795],"class_list":{"0":"post-826392","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ademola","8":"category-lookman","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-ademola","11":"tag-lookman"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826392","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=826392"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/826392\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/826393"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=826392"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=826392"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=826392"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}