Nigerians abroad: Moses Simon, Onuachu lead Paris FC, Trabzonspor to victory

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Moses Simon provided an assist in Paris FC’s 2-0 win over Lorient in the French Ligue 1 while Paul Onuachu scored and provided an assist in Trabzonspor’s 4-0 win over Kayserispor in the Turkish Super Lig on Friday, Afrosport reports.

Simon laid the ball for Ivory Coast forward Jean-Philippe Krasso for his fourth goal involvement (two goals, two assists) since his summer move from Nantes.


The victory was Paris FC’s third league win in seven games (D3 L1) which temporarily moved them up to eighth in the standings.

Meanwhile, Onuachu was in top form as he assisted Okay Yokuslu for Trabzonspor’s opening goal against Kayserispor in the 12th minute while rounding things up from the penalty spot in the 95th minute.

It was the 31-year-old’s sixth goal in eight Super Lig games sees him top the scorers chart, one goal ahead of Galatasaray’s Mauro Icardi.


In the Premier League, Samuel Chukwueze, on loan from AC Milan, registered his first goal contribution for Fulham with an assist for Ryan Sessegnon in the 3-1 defeat at Bournemouth.

Simon and Chukwueze have been called up by Super Eagles head coach Eric Chelle for the crunch 2026 FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against Lesotho and Benin.

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