Nigeria worldwide Moses Simon is about to be one of many first gamers to obtain a brand new badge launched by the organisers of Ligue 1.
The ‘Prime Passeur’ badge has been created to recognise the league’s high help supplier. Ligue 1 organisers, the Ligue de Soccer Professionnel (LFP), confirmed the brand new honour on Wednesday, February 5. It extends final season’s badge system, which rewards the highest scorer within the league.
Presently, Paris Saint-Germain’s Ousmane Dembélé holds the main goalscorer badge, with 14 targets in 20 matches. He’s carefully adopted by Olympique Marseille’s Mason Greenwood (13 targets) and Lille’s Jonathan David (12 targets).
The ‘Prime Passeur’ badge will likely be worn by Ligue 1’s greatest help supplier. The primary participant to obtain the badge is PSG’s Joao Neves, who has registered six assists in 16 appearances this season.
Moses Simon, who performs for Nantes, is in sturdy competitors for the award. The Tremendous Eagles winger has additionally offered six assists in 18 league matches. He’s presently stage with Neves (who has performed fewer video games) and Strasbourg’s Dilane Bakwa. A powerful efficiency in his subsequent match may see Simon take the lead and turn out to be the second participant to put on the brand new badge.
Simon has been an necessary participant for Nantes this season, contributing to 11 league targets with 5 targets and 6 assists. He has scored in opposition to Saint-Étienne, Rennes, Lens, Montpellier, and Auxerre, and his assists have come in opposition to Brest, Lyon, Lens, Good, Angers, and Reims.
As Nantes face high-flying Brest this weekend, Simon could have one other probability to extend his assists tally and probably take the lead within the race for the ‘Prime Passeur’ badge.