The hot favorite for the title of the Africa Player of the Year Ademola Lookman showed his level in training yesterday with the senior national team of Nigeria ahead of tomorrow’s game against Libya in Uyo in the AFCON 2025 qualifiers, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Lookman who scored two of the team’s three goals in the series so far following his brace in the 3-0 win over Benin Republic at the same venue for Friday’s game , was a handful for the defenders he was up against with his quick feet and finishing catching the eyes.
Up against some of the defenders who are expected to start against Libya , Lookman found the back of the net four times with Moses Simon also hitting a brace to show their readiness fot the game which will see them move a step closer to qualifying for the AFCON with a win.
Another player who also caught the eyes was Sevilla winger Chidera Ejuke who is staging a comeback to the team after an almost two years absence. He showed why he is top of the dribbling statistics in Europe’s top five league with mesmerizing runs leaving his defenders for dead.
