Moses Simon na ƙafa ɗaya a kan babban tarihi — kuma Hukumar Ƙwallon Ƙafa ta Najeriya (NFF) na shirya yin bikin wannan lokaci yadda ya kamata. Idan ɗan wasan iyaka na Paris FC ya kai kofuna 100 a ƙungiyar Super Eagles a wasan kwalificeshon na AFCON 2027 da Madagascar ranar Juma'a, hukumar za ta yi bikin nasarar da girmamawa ta musamman.

Simon ya fara buga wa ƙasar waje a watan Maris 2015, inda ya maye gurbin Anthony Ujah a minti na 59 a wasan abokantaka da Uganda. Bayan shekaru goma, wannan ɗan wasa mai shekaru 31 ya zama ɗaya daga cikin 'yan wasan da ake dogaro da su kuma mafi gogewa a Najeriya.

Aikin a cikin lambobi

Simon yana da kofuna 99 a yanzu da zakara na sau uku na Afirka, adadi wanda ya ƙunshi wasanni 64 na hukuma da wasanni 35 na abokantaka. Ya buga sau 23 a matakin ƙarshe na Africa Cup of Nations kuma ya fito sau 22 a wasannin cancantar Kofin Duniya na FIFA — lambobin da ke nuna juriya da mahimmancinsa ga ƙungiyar ƙasa.

Ɗan wasan iyaka ya kuma zura ƙwallo 11 a wasannin ƙasa da ƙasa a tsawon aikinsa, yana ƙara haɗarin harbi na dindindin tare da sauri da ƙirƙirarsa a gefuna.

Zuwa kusa da ƙungiya ta musamman

Kofuna ta 100 za ta sanya Simon a cikin ƙungiyar 'yan wasa 'yan Najeriya waɗanda suka kai matakin ɗari a ƙwallon ƙafa na ƙasa da ƙasa — bambanci da kaɗan ne kawai suka samu a tarihin ƙasar.

Tafiyar Simon zuwa wannan matsayi ba ta kasance mai sauƙi ba kullum. Ya shawo kan canje-canjen 'yan wasa a cikin ƙungiya, canje-canjen masu koyarwa, da yaƙin neman cancantar da ya yi wahala, amma koyaushe ya dawo cikin hoton ƙungiyar farko. Tsawon aikinsa yana nuna inganci da juriyarsa ta sana'a.

Wasan kwalificeshon da Madagascar ranar Juma'a yana wakiltar fiye da maki uku a gasar cancantar AFCON 2027. Ga Simon, ƙila wannan ne daren da labarin aikinsa na ƙasa da ƙasa ya kai matakin tarihi — tare da NFF ta shirya tabbatar cewa za a tuna da wannan lokaci.