Belgian club stops Flying Eagles forward, Moses Simon from tournament

Steve Dede 12:25 - 20 April 2015

The Jos born striker has been stopped from playing at the tournament by his club who claims the tournament is not in FIFA calender

Belgian club KAA Gent revealed that they will not be releasing Flying Eagles forward Moses Simon from appearing at the FIFA U20 World Cup after claiming that the tournament is not on the FIFA calendar.

According to , an NFF official revealed that Gent cannot release the star forward for a tournament that is not on the FIFA World Cup.

“Moses Simon will not be released for the World Cup because his club insist the competition is not on the FIFA calendar. This is a mistake on the part of Gent because the World Cup is on the calendar,” an anonymous official is quoted to say by the website.

Simon, who made his Super Eagles debut last month against Uganda in Uyo, is on the provisional 35-man squad for the World Cup.

The 19-year-old Simon has scored six goals in the regular season for Gent since his January transfer from Slovakian club AS Trenčín.

The Flying Eagles suffered similar fate at the last African U-20 Championship as key players like Isaac Success, Kelechi Iheanacho and Wilfred Ndidi were missing after their clubs refused to release them.