Blow As Injury Rules Out Impressive Super Eagles Winger for 2 Weeks Following Knock in Ligue 1

• Moses Simon will be out of action for about two weeks after the winger suffered a knock over the weekend
• Simon was impressive in Nantes’ 3-1 win over Toulouse, but he was replaced in the 80th minute
• The Super Eagles star has scored two goals so far this season as Nantes are 11th on the table with five points from four matches

Nigerian international Moses Simon has been ruled out of action for about two weeks after suffering a knock in a French Ligue 1 clash between Nantes and Toulouse.

Simon helped his side to a 3-1 comeback win by scoring a goal and also made an assist as Nantes claimed all three points.

The visitors broke the deadlock in the 15th minute after Zakaria Aboukhlal put the ball in the back of the net to silence the crowd.

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Five minutes into the second half, Simon whipped in a cross that was met by the head of Evann Guessand, restoring parity for the 2022 French Cup winners.

Moments later, Mostafa Mohamed put his side ahead with a deft finish before Simon made it 3-1 when he netted his second goal of the season in the 61st minute, following an assist from Mostafa Mohamed.

But his heroics will cost his side as the Nigerian will be sidelined for at least two weeks after he suffered a knock against Toulouse, Score Nigeria reports.

The Super Eagles winger has got off to a flying start this new season with two goals and an assist thus far.

Nantes are 11th on the table with five points from four matches.

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CR7, who was on the bench for the entire 90minutes in their game against Brentford, is desperately seeking Champions League football this season.

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