Simon Saddened by Fredrick AFCON Absence

Nigerian winger Moses Simon has expressed deep disappointment after injury ruled Benjamin Fredrick out of Nigeria’s squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations. Fredrick, a graduate of the Simoiben Academy in Kaduna founded by Simon and his wife Ibukun, was widely tipped to make the final list.

Speaking to ESPN, Simon said, “It is very emotional for me”… adding that playing with Fredrick would have been “an unbelievably big dream”… “like a father and son playing alongside each other”.

The defender’s injury will sideline him until the new year, dealing a blow to a Super Eagles defence that had begun to rely on him this season.