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Rohr Berates Nigerian Fans Over Moses Simon Super Eagles’ Performances

Former Super Eagles head coach Gernot Rohr has disclosed that most Nigerians wanted him to drop Moses Simon from the team during his time in charge of the team.

Simon received a lot of sticks during Rohr’s reign as Nigeria’s manager as a result of his inconsistent performances.

Instructively Rohr played the Nantes forward most times as right wing back rather than a conventional left winger which is the case at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon.

However, the Nantes winger has been impressive so far at the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon with his mazy runs and dribbling skills.

Simon was named Man Of The Match in Nigeria’s 3-1 win over Sudan on Saturday, with the winger scoring a fantastic goal with one assist for Samuel Chukwueze’early goal.

Rohr spoke with Canal Plus TV on the issue: “When I was coach, a lot of people wanted me to drop him, but he is very important to my team.

“He puts the team first and plays for all with ease. I love his attitude on the pitch and he’s a perfect gentleman off the pitch. I never doubted him.”

The 26-year-old has recorded two goals with six assists in 18 apperances for Nantes in the French Ligue1 this season.

Izuchukwu Okosi

Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc. In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio. He worked there for 13 years until October 2017. Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch. He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations. Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line. Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.