Former Super Eagles winger, Victor Moses has said he is delighted to back to competitive football after seven months on the sidelines npflupdates exclusively reports.
The 32-year-old who currently plays for Spartak Moscow in the Russian Premier League made his return in the league game against Akhmat Grozny.
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The match which happened at the Otkritie Bank Arena on Sunday, ended in a goalless draw, but the Nigerian is excited.
Moses last played for the Red and White more than half a year ago, on August, 2022. Because he suffered a serious injury against Ural.
He had surgery, and after months of intense rehabilitation and hard work, Moses finally returned to action.
Before his comeback after returning from injury, the former Chelsea man was an unused substitute for the games against Ural and Orenburg.
Still he’s delighted to be back in active football, replacing Ignatov in the 62nd minute last weekend.
The former Inter Milan winger, took to his verified Twitter handle to express his excitement, despite not helping Spartak win Akhmat Grozny.
Moses delighted to be back from injury:
“Difficult game today but a well earned point. On a personal note delighted to return to the team today after 7 months out. Thanks to everyone who’s supported me to get back on the pitch.”
As at the time of filing this report, the post on Twitter has garnered over 1, 900 likes and 51 replies.
Difficult game today but a well earned point. On a personal note delighted to return to the team today after 7 months out. Thanks to everyone who’s supported me to get back on the pitch 🙏🏾 pic.twitter.com/uyUQ69OVBl
— Victor Moses (@VictorMoses) April 1, 2023
Moses had made a significant impact for Spartak Moscow before his injury, scoring two goals in five games this season.
Spartak Moscow are currently third in the Russia Premier League table with 41 points, at least 10 points behind leaders Zenith Saint Petersburg.
Now that Moses is back, he will try to help his team close the gap, while pushing for the top spot.
With Nigeria, the former Wigan Athletic playmaker, won the 2013 AFCON title in South Africa.