Super Eagles star Moses Simon suffers injury at Nantes and will be out for days

Super Eagles star Moses Simon suffers injury at Nantes and will be out for days

Ibitoye Shittu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:10 PM
  • Nigerian star Moses Simon is expected to be out of action at Nantes for the next two weeks after sustaining injury
  • Nantes coach Antoine Kombouare explained that Moses Simon will not be available for the match in Strasbourg
  • Moussa Sissoko, Charles Traore, Quentin Merlin will also not be available for Nantes in their next two games

Super Eagles forward Moses Simon has suffered an injury while playing for his French side Nantes in their game against Toulouse and will be out of action for at least two weeks.

This will come as a bad development for Nantes' chiefs and coaching crew considering how Moses Simon has been impressive so far this season.

Moses Simon suffered the injury against Toulouse in the 80th minute and was forced to leave the pitch so as for medical persons to attend to him.

Moses Simon, Nantes, Super Eagles, Ligue 1.
Super Eagles star Moses Simon suffers injury at Nantes and will be out for 14 days. Photo by Tnani Badreddine
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According to the report on GOAL, Nantes head coach Antoine Kombouare confirmed the latest development about Moses Simon.

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Antoine Kombouare's reaction about Moses Simon

"Moussa Sissoko, Charles Traore, Quentin Merlin and Moses Simon are unavailable for the match in Strasbourg.
"There is more question mark for Ludovic Blas and Fabio. We are waiting for the medical opinion after training.''

Iwobi’s Solid Stats Emerges After Superb Performance for Everton Against Leeds United

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Super Eagles forward Alex Iwobi produced a great performance for Everton on Tuesday night, 30 August, as the Nigerian and his teammates forced Leeds United to a 1-1 draw in EPL duel.

The former Arsenal star has been in brilliant form so far this season for Everton and he has also been hailed many times by his coach Frank Lampard.

Against Leeds United, Alex Iwobi started the Premier League game like a soldier lonely in battle, thereby firing on all cylinders to get a good result for his side.

The breakthrough came for Everton in the 17th minute when Alex Iwobi created a superb assist for Anthony Gordon to score the opener against Leeds United.

The first half of the Premier League game ended with Everton taking a 1-0 lead into the dressing room.

Leeds United came back into the encounter in the 55th minute when Luis Sinisterra scored a brilliant goal, but efforts for the hosts to win the game were futile as it ended 1-1.

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