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Idoma-born Moses Simon wins Player of the Month award in France

Super Eagles winger, Moses Simon, has been named Nantes Player of the Month award for April.

Simon amassed 59.51 per cent of the total votes to beat three of his teammates to the individual accolade.

The award is sponsored by ILIANE, a digital transformation (corporate IT and hosting) company in France which specialises in managing and deploying of infrastructure and information systems.

The winger was up against Quentin Merlin,Wylan Cyprien and Kalifa Coulibaly for the award.

Simon scored three goals and recorded one assist in five league appearances for Nantes in the month.


Simon had previously won the award in September and was nominated for the same award in March.

The talented winger has scored six goals and provided eight assists in 32 games in all competitions for Nantes this season.

Simon joined Nantes in 2019 on loan from LaLiga outfit Levante and the French side triggered the option to buy him in 2020, with the Nigerian signing a four year deal with the club.

 

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