Nantes’ Moses Simon congratulates Lille’s Osimhen on best Ligue 1 African player award

The Nigerian forward was crowned as the best performing African in the French top-flight after a strong season with Les Dogues

Moses Simon has taken to social media to congratulate Victor Osimhen, who beat him to the Marc Vivien Foe Prize for the best African player in Ligue 1 during the 2019-20 season.

The Nigerian forward was in hot form for Les Dogues, scoring 13 goals in 27 top-flight matches.

Some of his most notable goals were a debut brace on the opening day of the season in a 2-1 win over Nantes and another brace in a 3-0 win over Saint-Etienne two games later.