Moses Simon ranked ahead of Mbappe in Europe after Afcon 2023 display

By Oyediji Oluwaseun Babatunde

Nigeria winger, Moses Simon is amongst the best dribblers in European football this season

In a recent survey by British Sports analytics company, Opta, the FC Nantes player is the fourth most proficient dribbler ahead of French star, Kylian Mbappe.

Opta Joe in a recent post on X revealed the list of most proficient dribblers in Europe.

The Nigerian winger is the fourth-best dribbler across Europe’s premier five leagues.

Simon only falls behind Yamine Lamal (FC Barcelona), Jeremy Doku (Manchester City), and Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich).

He played a crucial role in ensuring that Nigeria’s senior men’s national team gets to the final of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d’Ivoire.

At club level, the 28-year-old has scored three goals with four assists in the French Ligue 1 for FC Nantes this season.

He is expected to play a pivotal role in his club’s push to escape relegation as they occupy the 16th position with 23 points after 22 games.

Oluwaseun Oyediji

Oluwaseun Babatunde Oyediji is a multi-media sports journalist with over 10 years experience in Information Communication Technology (ICT), women's football, and beach soccer reportage.The prolific writer is the Media Assistant to Nigeria Beach Soccer League and Africa Beach Soccer Union as well as contributor on Nigeria Women Football League (NWFL) website.He has covered multiple national and international football tournaments including Championship of African Nations (CHAN 2020), CAF Women's Champions League (2023), and Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON 2023).Since 2021, Oyediji has covered the NWFL Premiership especially the season ending Super Six Playoffs.A member of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Ogun state chapter is also the image maker of the Remo Sports Development Council under the leadership of Chief Falilat Ogunkoya and David Osuolale.

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