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

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.

Osimhen’s efforts were, however, not enough to secure Lille Champions League football as they finished a point adrift of Rennes after the campaign was concluded at matchday 28 because of the coronavirus pandemic.