Super Eagles on fire: Orban bags brace, Simon shines in pre-season friendlies

Super Eagles on fire: Orban bags brace, Simon shines in pre-season friendlies

Ifeanyi Ufomadu 23:57 - 03.08.2024

Pre-season continues to be fruitful for Nigerian stars as two of the country's brightest scored for their teams.

Gift Orban scored a brace for Ligue 1 side Olympic Lyon in a 4-0 friendly win over Union Berlin.

Orban, who has struggled since moving to France in January, has set out on a mission to prove himself to head coach Pierre Sage, and he now has 3 goals in 5 pre-season games.

Orban bags brace for Lyon

The 21-year-old came off the bench at half-time and extended Lyon's lead with a well-taken goal in the 75th minute, before finishing off the game with 5 minutes left.

Elsewhere Moses Simon was on target as Nantes defeated Ligue 2 side Laval in a friendly.

Simon won the game with an expertly taken penalty on the hour mark.

The winger recently returned to training after missing action for around three months due to the injury he sustained while on international duty in March.

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