Best players in the UEFA Champions League: An African makes the Top 10

Only one African player has made it into the Top 10 of the best players in the UEFA Champions League.

That player is Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman, the Atalanta star, who is ranked 4th behind Lamine Yamal (Barcelona), Malik Tillman (PSV Eindhoven), and Raphinha (Barcelona), according to statistics from whoscored.

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The London-born winger has made 5 appearances in this season’s European competition, notching up 5 goals and a single assist.

He sits ahead of Guinean striker Serhou Guirassy of Borussia Dortmund, who is ranked 13th, as well as Moroccan star Achraf Hakimi, the Paris Saint-Germain powerhouse, who finds himself in 23rd place.

Ademola Lookman’s season in numbers

Across 40 matches in all competitions, he has bagged 20 goals and delivered 7 assists. This outstanding performance has made him one of the hottest prospects for the upcoming transfer window.

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.