Tag: Ballon D'or

Atalanta commends Lookman on his Ballon d’Or feat, saying, “We’re Proud Of You.”

Atalanta has commended Ademola Olajade Lookman, Super Eagles forward , for finishing 14th in the 2024 men's Ballon d'Or. Lookman, who was the only African who made the 30-man shortlist,…

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Rema Makes History As First Nigerian To Perform At Ballon d’Or Ceremony

On Monday, October 30, 2023, Nigerian Afrobeat sensation Rema created history by being the first artist from his country to perform at the coveted Ballon d'Or event, which honors the…

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Lionel Messi And Aitana Bonmatí Crowned 2023 Ballon d’Or Winners

The 2023 Ballon d'Or winner, Lionel Messi, has been voted the finest football player of the season for a record-breaking eighth time. The 36-year-old forward from Argentina won the Golden…

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Guardiola Speaks On Winner Between Haaland, Messi

The manager of Manchester City, Pep Guardiola, has made a suggestion that Lionel Messi will take home the Ballon d'Or award this year. Guardiola acknowledges that Messi drove Argentina to…

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Super Eagles striker receives CAF’s congratulations on his Ballon d’Or nomination.

  Following his nomination for the 2023 Ballon d'Or award, Victor Osimhen has been congratulated by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Osimhen scored 26 goals and provided 4 assists…

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Oshoala makes the five-player shortlist for the 2023 Ballon d’Or.

Asisat Oshoala of the Super Falcons has been named to the 2023 Ballon d'Or shortlist. Oshoala’s nomination was announced via France Football’s social media pages on Friday. The Nigerian forward…

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Ballon d’Or: Fresh ranking emerges on players to win award this year [See list]

The top contenders for this year’s Ballon d’Or award have emerged. By this time in 2022, it was already clear who the winner would be but Lionel Messi’s World Cup…

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Ballon d’Or 2023: He’s having great season – Luis Figo picks player to win award

Former Barcelona and Real Madrid star, Luis Figo, has picked Manchester City’s Erling Haaland or Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema to win this year’s Ballon d’Or ahead of Paris Saint-Germain’s Lionel…

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Nigerian musician Falz score a goal at Old Trafford

Folarin Falana, a Nigerian rapper, songwriter, and actor better known by his stage name Falz, rose to the top of the trends after finding the back of the net at…

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