Man of the Match Simon dedicates award to Super Eagles teammates — Nigeria’s forward Moses Simon poses with the man of the match trophy afetr the Group D Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) 2021 football match between Nigeria and Sudan at Stade Roumde Adjia in Garoua on January 15, 2022. (Photo by Daniel BELOUMOU OLOMO / AFP)

Moses Simon has been named Man of the Match following Nigeria’s comfortable 3- 1 win against Sudan at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.

Simon scored a goal and bagged an assist in the encounter.

The FC Nantes winger was on hand to tee-up Samuel Chukwueze for Nigeria’s opening goal in the third minute of the encounter in the Cameroonian city of Garoua, before going on to grab his first goal of the AFCON a minute into the second half with a deft finish.

“I’m happy to win this award, it’s nice to be named the best player on the night,” Simon said after the game

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“The award is not for me alone, it’s for the entire team. The most important thing is that we won and I’m happy about it.”

The 25-year-old also impressed in Nigeria’s 1-0 win against Egypt on Tuesday but was beaten to the Man of the Match award by teammate Kelechi Iheanacho, scorer of Nigeria’s only goal against the Pharaohs.

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