Ligue 1: Moses Simon dedicates his goal against Metz to late Raphael Dwamena

Moses Simon and Raphael Dwamena were teammates during Simon’s one year stint in Levante, forming a relationship as brothers off the pitch.

Super Eagles’ versatile winger Moses Simon dedicated a goal against FC. Metz, the Ghanaian striker who passed away yesterday, has informed the late Raphael Dwamena of his death, reports Soccernet.ng.

Kevin van de Kerkov scored the first goal for Metz, who were playing at home, and the Nigerian equalized for the Yellow Canaries.

A low cross from Mathieu Oudre was blocked by Kerkhof, who fired a shot into the goal just three minutes into the game.

Nine minutes later, Moses Simon equalized for the away team. Following a cross from Nicola Palaova, the 27-year-old landed on the edge of his six-yard box and shot the ball into the center of goal.

The announcement of the goal was delayed as VAR was introduced to double-check whether there had been a prior foul, but referee Florent Batta gave the all-clear and Simon paid tribute to his former player. was recognized. teammate.

The Nigerian winger displayed a message on the clothes he wore underneath. There she wrote, “Rest in Peace, Raph.”

The late Ghanaian striker, who was Simon’s teammate at Levante, died of heart complications during yesterday’s match while playing for the Albanian club.

A through pass from Albie Jarreau found Simon Elisor in goal, and the French striker smashed the ball into the net to give his team a 2-1 lead.

The Mets made the deal through Joel Asolo five minutes before the final whistle. This time Kevin van de Kerkhove was the provider and Azolo sent a side-footed cross into the bottom corner of Alban Lamont’s goal.

The loss to Nantes left them in 8th place in the Ligue 1 standings. Meanwhile, Simon’s goal means he has been involved in eight goals in the league this season, with Kylian Mbappé being the only player to have scored more of his 14 goals.