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Super Eagles forward Moses Simon was impressive for Nantes on Saturday, 19 February, as his club in France defeated Paris Saint-Germain 3-1 in what was a brilliant win for the hosts.
Although the Nigerian star did not score against Paris Saint-Germain, but he was so creative in the midfield against their opponents with lots of impressive run.
Nantes took a shock lead in the fourth minute when Randal Kolo Muani latched on to a superb pass from Moses Simon to put them ahead as early as the 4th minute.
The Nigerian star almost made it 2-0 for Nantes two minutes later after firing a brilliant shot, but his effort was blocked by the goalkeeper in goal for Paris Saint-Germain.
Nigeria Striker Scores 19th League Goal of the Season for Barcelona in Win Against Bilbao
FootballQuentin Martin scored the second goal for Nantes in the 16th minute before Ludovic Blas grabbed the third goal in the 45th minute via a penalty.
According to the report on Daily Post and Pulse, Brazilian winger Neymar pulled one goal back for Paris Saint-Germain in the 47th minute, but his side went on to lose the encounter.
Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Odion Ighalo on Thursday, 17 February, punished his former club Al Shabab as the Super Eagles striker scored a brace against them for Al Hilal in perfect 5-0 win in Saudi Pro League game.
After their unsuccessful challenge against Chelsea in the Club World Cup in which Romelu Lukaku's goal gave the Blues a win over Al Hilal in the semifinal, the club returned to winning ways.
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FootballThis encounter against Al Shabab was Odion Ighalo's debut for Al Hilal and the Nigerian striker made the club's fans happy by scoring a brace.
Odion Ighalo scored his first goal in the 18th minute and he later found the back of the net, just two minutes before halftime to give the Boss a four-goal lead.