Eguavoen namechecks the Super Eagles player who has been 'very exciting' at AFCON 2021

Apart from his goal and assist in three games, Simon has lit up the tournament in Cameroon with his dribbling and pace on the left flank, and would have scored arguably the best goal of AFCON 2021 if his powerful shot had not cannoned off the crossbar in Nigeria's last match against Guinea-Bissau.

When asked whether he has any tactical approach going into the round of 16 tie versus Tunisia with Simon the most exciting player for the Super Eagles, Eguavoen said at Saturday's press conference: "Thank God we have someone who is very exciting, you know him Moses Simon.

"The team is working as a team, we don't want to focus on individual players. My answer on Sadiq, it's a team game not an individual game.

"When you have a chance to assist, assist, when you have a chance to score, score, so it's the same message to Ndidi, Simon, Ekong, to everyone so there is no special tactics or strategy it's the same way we approach the entire games."

There are no prizes for guessing that Simon will return to the Super Eagles starting lineup to face Tunisia after starting on the bench in the dead rubber clash with Guinea-Bissau.

Ifeanyi Emmanuel