Head coach of the senior national team of Benin Republic Gernot Rohr says Nigeria international winger Moses Simon should be praised for his role in helping the team pick a world cup playoff spot, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Rohr saw his team lose 4-0 to Nigeria in Uyo with Victor Osimhen scoring a hattrick, but it was the run from Simon that brought about the fourth and most important goal scored by Frank Onyeka that caught the fancy of the coach.
Speaking on the lessons learnt, he lamented the fact that his team were undone by a moment of pure desire from a quality player, at a time when others were tired.
” It was late into the game and Simon who started the game had the energy to make that kind of run to set up the goal. That’s a quality player with a desire, which matters most times than even the quality. My players learnt that in a hard way”, the former coach of the Nigerian team said.
