{"id":45385,"date":"2024-08-25T19:50:59","date_gmt":"2024-08-25T19:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/?p=45385"},"modified":"2024-08-25T19:50:59","modified_gmt":"2024-08-25T19:50:59","slug":"moses-simon-shines-scores-first-goal-of-the-season-in-nantes-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/2024\/08\/25\/moses-simon-shines-scores-first-goal-of-the-season-in-nantes-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Moses Simon shines, scores first goal of the season in Nantes win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Super Eagles winger Moses Simon scored his first goal of the season as Nantes secured a 2-0 victory over Auxerre in the French Ligue 1 on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Simon, who just came back from a season ending injury he sustained in an international friendly against Mali in March, has shaken that off to start the new season on a high.
\nAfter months of rehabilitation, the 29-year-old has re-established himself as a key player for Antoine Kombouar\u00e9\u2019s side.<\/p>\n

Starting against Auxerre, Simon continued to show his value, having also started in last weekend\u2019s goalless draw against Toulouse, where he played for 75 minutes.<\/p>\n

Nantes took the lead in the 14th minute when Spanish midfielder Pedro Chirivella assisted Simon, who expertly found the back of the net with a clinical finish.
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Throughout the first half, Simon was a constant threat, showcasing his agility and skill on the ball. Despite their efforts, Nantes couldn\u2019t extend their lead.<\/p>\n

Auxerre’s situation worsened when Japanese striker Ado Onaiwu, who has Nigerian heritage, was sent off in the 53rd minute, leaving the visitors to play with 10 men.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Super Eagles winger Moses Simon scored his first goal of the season as Nantes secured a 2-0 victory over Auxerre in the French Ligue 1 on Sunday. Simon, who just came back from a season ending injury he sustained in an international friendly against Mali in March, has shaken that off to start the new […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":45390,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[175],"tags":[1111],"class_list":["post-45385","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports","tag-simon"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45385","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45385"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45385\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45398,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45385\/revisions\/45398"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45390"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45385"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45385"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45385"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}