He's fantastic - Rohr names player to win African Footballer of the Year

Benin Republic coach, Gernot Rohr has tipped Super Eagles forward, Lookman Ademola to win the 2024 African Footballer of the Year award.

The 71-year-old German described Lookman as a fantastic player.

Rohr spoke ahead of Benin's 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifier with Nigeria on Thursday in Abidjan.

"For me, Lookman is the best one in Africa to win the golden award for the footballer of the year, he is a fantastic player," Rohr told the Nation.

He added, "But I hope he will not score against us (on Thursday) like he did in the last game in Uyo.

"Rwanda is our concurrent, Nigeria has already qualified practically and so I hope that the match will be good and spectacular (to watch) like the last one here in Abidjan against Nigeria in June."