The dream of Super Eagles forward, Moses Simon, to be at next month's World Cup in Russia has gone up in flames following the confirmation by team's Technical Adviser, Gernot Rohr, that the FC Gent of Belgium player will be out of action for between three and four weeks.
This development means the 30-man provisional list has been reduced to 29 and with just 17 days to the Mundial, Nigeria will be short one all through the Group stage matches of the tournament should the coaches decide to retain Simon in the final 23-man list to Russia.
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