Moses Simon Meets Top Nigerian Governor, Presents Him Awesome Super Eagles Jersey

• Moses Simon has presented the Super Eagles jersey to Governor Samuel Ioraer Ortom when he visited him in Abuja
• Simon who plays for Nantes in France was urged by Governor Samuel Ioraer Ortom to continue to impress in the Super Eagles
• The 26-year-old was among the scorers in Super Eagles' big 10-0 win over Sao Tome in the 2023 AFCON qualifiers

Super Eagles forward Moses Simon, on Thursday evening, 16 June, met Governor Samuel Ioraer Ortom of Benue State in his house in Abuja and presented him a jersey.

After Super Eagles' African Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sierra Leone and Sao Tome, Moses Simon and some of his teammates returned to Nigeria to see their family members.

The 26-year-old, who plays for Nantes in France, then decided to visit his State's Governor in Abuja, where they discussed football development in Nigeria.

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Moses Simon was not alone as the forward was accompanied by Kola Daniel who is the Media Aide to Nigeria's Sports Minister Sunday Dare.

According to Kola Daniel, who spoke with Sports Brief, he explained that Governor Samuel Ioraer Ortom was not happy about how Super Eagles missed the 2022 World Cup ticket.

Kola Daniel's reaction to Moses Simon's visit to Governor Samuel Ioraer Ortom

''It was a great moment following my friend to see Governor Samuel Ioraer Ortom and we discussed many things most especially on the pains of losing World Cup ticket to Ghana.

''The Governor also urged Moses Simon to continue to be a good ambassador in the Super Eagles as he enjoined them to make sure they qualify and win the next AFCON.''

Super Eagles legend Mikel doles out cash in Lagos, speaks pidgin English to fans

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how a video emerged of Super Eagles legend John Obi Mikel speaking Pidgin English to the surprise of his fans in Lagos.

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At the conclusion of his 3-day event in Lagos, Back2Base, a talent hunt put together by the former Chelsea star to give back to the society, Mikel stunned his fans when he communicated in Pidgin English despite spending most of his playing career in Europe.

The Guardian reports that Back2Base is a multisport event geared toward the discovery of new talents.

Mikel was on hand to give cash rewards to the best players in several sports.

However, one moment caught the attention of his fans and this came when the former Nigerian international spoke in Pidgin English while answering a question about why the event did not witness a lot of female participants.