AFCON 2023 : IT’S A BIG HONOUR TO WEAR THE CAPTAIN BAND – MOSES SIMON

Moses Simon of Nigeria through the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations Finals, third and 4th place match between Tunisia and Nigeria at Al Salam Stadium, Cairo, Egypt on 17 July 2019.

Tremendous Eagles winger Moses Simon stated he thought-about it a giant honour to put on the Tremendous Eagles’ armband for the primary time in opposition to Sao Tomé and Principe.

Simon led the crew to an emphatic win in opposition to the small island nation on Monday as Nigeria made historical past in Agadir.

The Nantes winger began from the place he stopped in opposition to Sierra Leone by aiding Victor Osimhen to move within the curtain raiser.

He additionally grabbed the crew’s second as he bundled dwelling an Osimhen toe-poke help and had a fantastic night total.

Simon who performed 4 straight video games for the Tremendous Eagles from the pleasant tour within the US all the way down to Nigeria and to Morocco hailed God for the achievement.

“Massive honour for me to put on the captain armband of the @ng_supereagles .An historic win for the crew. God be all of the glory,” famous Simon on his verified twitter deal with(MSimon27 (@Simon27Moses).

It’s additionally an ideal finish to the season for the winger after successful the French Cup with the Yellow Canaries and qualifying for the Europa League for subsequent season.

Aside from Osimhen with 5 objectives, Bassey had the best contributions within the first two video games of the qualifiers for the Tremendous Eagles with three assists and a aim.