Super Eagles forward Moses Simon helped his Belgian side Gent lost 2-3 against French Ligue 1 side Nice in a pre season game played in front of a capacity crowd at the Ghelamco Arena.
Gent opened scoring in the 13th minute but failed to hang on to their slim lead until the half time break as Nice super star Mario Balotelli levelled For the French side four minutes before the half time break.
Moses Simon who started the game alongside his Nigerian compatriot at the club Anderson Esiti proved why Gent are demanding £13m for his signature when he scored to bring scores to 2-2 six minutes after the hour mark.
Simon and Esiti were substituted with six minutes left to play in the game, and their substitution cost Gent as they conceded a late goal on the dot of regulation time which gave Nice a 3-2 win,
Michael James
