Nantes of France winger Moses Simon is prime to play a prominent role for Nigeria when the Africa Cup of Nations gets underway in Cameroon in January.
Simon was ever present for Nigeria all through the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup. He played in all of the games as Nigeria progress to the final play off round of the qualifiers.
Speaking to the official website of Ligue 1 where Simon has emerged as the first name on the team sheet of Nantes the past two seasons, coach of the Nigerian team Gernot Rohr was full of praises for the 26 year old.
He said Simon’s ability to play at right back is a secret weapon for the Super Eagles making his game much more than his bravery and technical abilities.
“I really like this player, he has a foolproof mind. He is small (1m68) but he has a big heart. He is very talented technically, physically with his speed, despite his size.
“With me he can play right back, and he does! He has a lot of strings to his bow”, the coach said.
