Simon Moses is every defender's nightmare - Belgian defender Van Cleemput

Damola Ogungbe 12:18 - 11 February 2022

Moses Simon and Jules Van Cleemput

Nantes forward Moses Simon has earned rave reviews for his pace and dribbling skills

Highly-rated Belgian defender Jules Van Cleemput has chosen Super Eagles winger Moses Simon as the defender that made him suffer most in a match.

The 24-year-old Belgian centre-back who now plays for Charleroi made his Belgian First Division A debut for Mechelen on July 1, 2016, against K.A.S Eupen.

Moses Simon was the game's standout player as Nigeria ran out comfortable winners against Sudan (Photo by Imago/Shengolpixs/Tobi Adepoju)

In an interview with Belgian TV outlet RTBF, Van Cleemput stated that it was a nightmare defending against the 26-year-old Nantes winger because of his pace.

Van Cleemput said: "The forward who made me suffer the most was Moses Simon with Gent, during my first season in D1A, 4 years ago.

"I had no experience, I didn't know how to defend against such a fast player: it was a real nightmare… but the match taught me a lot.”

Moses Simon has had AFCON defenders on strings in Garoua (IMAGO/Shengolpixs/Kabiru Abubakar/fotodezamora)

Moses Simon had AFCON defenders on strings in Garoua (IMAGO/Shengolpixs/Kabiru Abubakar/fotodezamora)

Van Cleemput and Moses Simon faced each other four times during Moses Simon's three-year stint at KAA Gent between 2015 and 2018.

The Super Eagles winger was at his best during the just-concluded Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cameroon where he recorded one goal and an assist in three games.