Akor Adams was on target for the first time in 2024 as Montpellier played out a 1-1 draw with Nantes in Ligue 1 on Friday night. The fixture was a battle to avoid relegation and the Nigerian forward put his side ahead on home soil in the second minute via a swift counter attacking move. It was the eighth league goal of the season for Akor...
Ivory Coast have named former Reading and Nantes midfielder Emerse Fae as their new head coach at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. The former Premier League player takes charge on an interim basis following the dismissal of Jean-Louis Gasset as Ivory Coast coach at the end of an abysmal group stage outing on home soil. Ivory Coast finished third in Group A with three points...
Moses Simon says he is devastated to have missed two World Cup tournaments with the Super Eagles. The 28-year-old was poised to feature at the 2018 edition in Russia but missed out on the final squad selection due to injury while the national team failed to make to the 2022 edition in Qatar after losing to Ghana on away goals in the playoffs. Despite the disappointment,...
Nantes manager Pierre Aristouy has labelled Moses Simon as "a great professional" after scoring the only goal in their 1-0 win over Clermont Foot in the French Ligue 1 on Sunday. The Nigeria international broke the deadlock in the 48th minute with an audacious lob from distance after profiting from a defensive error from the opposition which allowed Florent Mollet to feed him with the ball....
Algeria midfielder Younes Benali has confirmed his dismissal from French Ligue 1 club Nantes because of his participation at the 2023 TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. Nantes were reluctant to release to 16-year-old for the age-grade tournament but he made his way to his country to represent Arezki Remmane's team and he played from start to finish in their 2-0 triumph over Somalia in the...
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