{"id":838704,"date":"2025-04-03T12:12:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-03T17:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/nantes-star-moses-simon-set-to-be-third-nigerian-to-win-the-marc-vivien-foe-award-in-france\/"},"modified":"2025-04-03T12:12:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T17:12:06","slug":"nantes-star-moses-simon-set-to-be-third-nigerian-to-win-the-marc-vivien-foe-award-in-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/03\/nantes-star-moses-simon-set-to-be-third-nigerian-to-win-the-marc-vivien-foe-award-in-france\/","title":{"rendered":"Nantes star Moses Simon set to be third Nigerian to win the Marc-Vivien Fo\u00e9 award In France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer <\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><strong>Nigeria\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/?s=Moses+simon\">Moses Simon<\/a> has been nominated for the 2025 Marc-Vivien Fo\u00e9 Award, given to the best African player in France\u2019s Ligue 1, <a href=\"https:\/\/Soccernet.ng\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/?s=Nantes\">FC Nantes<\/a> winger, who has been in excellent form this season, is bidding to become the third Nigerian to win the prestigious accolade after Vincent Enyeama (2014) and <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/?s=Osimhen\">Victor Osimhen<\/a> (2020).<\/p>\n<p>Simon has been instrumental for Nantes, registering seven goals and eight assists in 25 league appearances. The <a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/?s=Super+eagles\">Super Eagles<\/a> winger\u2019s contributions have accounted for nearly half of his team\u2019s goals, highlighting his influence despite the club\u2019s struggles this season.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_153648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-153648\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/03\/IMG_9325-860x634-1.jpeg\" alt=\"Soccer Nigeria Super Eagles and Nantes winger Moses Simon. Photo Credit X\" width=\"860\" height=\"634\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-153648\">Nigeria Super Eagles and Nantes winger Moses Simon. Photo Credit X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>Simon\u2019s performances have once again put him in contention for the award, marking his fourth nomination after previous shortlistings in 2020, 2022, and 2024.<\/p>\n<p>The former Levante forward is one of 12 players vying for the honour, alongside Morocco and PSG defender Achraf Hakimi and Evann Guessand of Ivory Coast and OGC Nice.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<div dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"fr\">\n<p>Les 12 joueurs nomm\u00e9s pour le Prix Marc-Vivien Fo\u00e9 <\/p>\n<p>Lamine Camara<br \/>Habib Diarra<br \/>Moussa Niakhat\u00e9 <br \/>Evann Guessand<br \/>Hamed Junior Traor\u00e9<br \/>Yahia Fofana<br \/>Achraf Hakimi<br \/>Eliesse Ben Seghir<br \/>Amine Gouiri<br \/>Himad Abdelli<br \/>Moses Simon<br \/>Abdoulaye Tour\u00e9 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WXmOgQbXDF\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/WXmOgQbXDF<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u2014 Sport News Africa (@snewsafrica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/snewsafrica\/status\/1907162221756764486?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">April 1, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VagMHLcA89MZvw0Btc21\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Get Our Sports News First \u2013 Join Our WhatsApp Channel Now!<\/a><\/h4>\n<p><strong>READ MORE<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/03\/moses-simon-eric-chelle-nantes.html\">Moses Simon: Eric Chelle\u2019s worries grow as Nantes reveal fresh troubles for Super Eagles star<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/03\/moses-simon-serie-a-club-eye-move-for-super-eagles-forward-report.html\">Moses Simon: Serie A club eye move for Super Eagles forward \u2013 Report<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/02\/nigeria-nantes-moses-simon-nice-havre.html\">Nigeria &#038; Nantes\u2019 Moses Simon joins OGC Nice and Le Havre stars as Ligue 1\u2019s perfect penalty takers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Soccer Marc-Vivien Fo\u00e9 award: A prestigious honour<\/h2>\n<p>Named after the late Cameroonian footballer Marc-Vivien Fo\u00e9, the award is presented annually by RFI and France 24 to the best African player in Ligue 1.<\/p>\n<p>A jury of nearly 100 football journalists specializing in French and African football will decide the winner, assessing performances across the season.<\/p>\n<p>To be eligible, nominees must have represented an African national team, played at least 15 Ligue 1 matches, and not changed their international allegiance during their career.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_151745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-151745\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2025\/02\/GkiNq0PXIAANP67.jpeg\" alt=\"Soccer Nigeria Super Eagles and Nantes forward Moses Simon. Photo Credit X\" width=\"510\" height=\"680\"  ><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-151745\">Nigeria Super Eagles and Nantes forward Moses Simon. Photo Credit X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since its inception, the Marc-Vivien Fo\u00e9 Award has celebrated African excellence in France\u2019s top flight.<\/p>\n<p>Enyeama made history in 2014 as the first goalkeeper and Nigerian to win, while Osimhen\u2019s explosive season with Lille in 2019\/20 saw him take the prize before earning a big-money move to Napoli.<\/p>\n<p>With Moses Simon on the final shortlist, hopes are high that another Super Eagles star could follow in the footsteps of Enyeama and Osimhen. The winner of the 2025 Marc-Vivien Fo\u00e9 Award will be announced later this year.<\/p>\n<h2>Soccer Full list of 2025 nominees:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Himad Abdelli (Algeria \u2013 Angers SCO \/ Midfielder \/ 25 years old)<\/li>\n<li>Eliesse Ben Seghir (Morocco \u2013 AS Monaco \/ Forward \/ 20 years old)<\/li>\n<li>Lamine Camara (Senegal \u2013 AS Monaco \/ Midfielder \/ 21 years old)<\/li>\n<li>Habib Diarra (Senegal \u2013 RC Strasbourg \/ Midfielder \/ 21 years old)<\/li>\n<li>Yahia Fofana (Ivory Coast \u2013 Angers SCO \/ Goalkeeper \/ 24 years old)<\/li>\n<li>Amine Gouiri (Algeria \u2013 Olympique de Marseille \/ Forward \/ 25 years old)<\/li>\n<li>Evann Guessand (Ivory Coast \u2013 OGC Nice \/ Forward \/ 23 years old)<\/li>\n<li>Achraf Hakimi (Morocco \u2013 Paris Saint-Germain \/ Defender \/ 26 years old)<\/li>\n<li>Moussa Niakhat\u00e9 (Senegal \u2013 Olympique Lyonnais \/ Defender \/ 29 years old)<\/li>\n<li>Moses Simon (Nigeria \u2013 FC Nantes \/ Forward \/ 29 years old)<\/li>\n<li>Abdoulaye Tour\u00e9 (Guinea \u2013 Le Havre AC \/ Midfielder \/ 31 years old)<\/li>\n<li>Hamed Junior Traor\u00e9 (Ivory Coast \u2013 AJ Auxerre \/ Midfielder \/ 25 years old)<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Soccer Imhonlamhen Eronmhonsele\" src=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/app\/uploads\/2024\/12\/DSC_0327-copy-150x150.jpg\"  height=\"80\" width=\"80\">\t\t<\/p>\n<div>\n<h3>\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/author\/imhonlamhen-eronmhonsele\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tImhonlamhen Eronmhonsele\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tImhonlamhen Eronmhonsele turns into a ball of passion when writing about Nigerian football and its talents, whether rising stars or established legends, locally and abroad.<\/p>\n<p>From the deepest corners of the Middle East, to the green fields of the Americas, to the celebrated grounds in Europe, and the rich soils of Africa, Imhons is more than glad, usually with a glass of a tasty drink nearby, to capture the essence of the game, by connecting the dots between culture, identity, and football.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soccernet.ng\/2025\/04\/nantes-moses-simon-nigerian.html\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a>Imhonlamhen Eronmhonsele<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soccer Nigeria\u2019s Moses Simon has been nominated for the 2025 Marc-Vivien Fo\u00e9 Award, given to the best African player in France\u2019s Ligue 1, Soccernet.ng reports. The FC Nantes winger, who has been in excellent form this season, is bidding to become the third Nigerian to win the prestigious accolade after Vincent Enyeama (2014) and Victor [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":838705,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28054,119544,2005],"tags":[59750,119543],"class_list":{"0":"post-838704","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-moses","8":"category-nantes","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-moses","11":"tag-nantes"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838704"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838704\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/838705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838704"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=838704"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=838704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}