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The Ligue 1 is proving to be a good hunting ground for Nigerian forwards this season as Nantes moved up to second in the French top division after they beat Nice courtesy a Moses Simon goal.<\/p>\n

It was the Nigerian international second goal of the season in the French topflight after scoring his first in Les Canaris win over Amiens earlier this season.<\/p>\n

His goal last night took Nantes to the second position, two points behind leaders, Paris Saint Germain. Christian Gourcuff\u2019s side were heading towards a home draw until Simon swept home in the 86th minute to send the Nantes faithfuls wild.<\/p>\n

His performance in the match earned him the man of the match award with Ligue 1<\/a> official website calling him unplayable.<\/p>\n

Speaking after the match, Nantes manager, Christian Gourcuff was delighted with Simon\u2019s goal. \u201cWe created the opportunities, the goal is beautiful,\u201d he said<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Samuel Kalu and Josh Maja were missing in Bordeaux 3-1 win at Toulouse. Kalu who has been a regular for Les Girondins this season was not in the squad last night, while Jos Maja was on the bench for the whole 90 minutes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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