Kenneth Omeruo and Moses Simon were given game time in Copa Del Rey the by their respective coaches.
Super Eagles duo of Moses Simon and Kenneth Omeruo both made their Copa Del Rey debuts for UD Levante and CD Leganes on Tuesday, October 30.
Both players are fringe players at their clubs and were given the required minutes to help regain their form.
Simon debuts for Levante
Super Eagles forward Moses Simon returned to the Levante starting line up for their game against lower division side CD Lugo.
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Moses who moved to Levante during the winter transfer window came up against compatriot Ramon Azeez.
Cristian Herrera put the hosts ahead in the 11th minute at the Anxo Carro stadium.
Moses and his teammates came into the game with an equaliser when Samuel GarcÃa Sánchez played the ball through to Borja Mayoral in the 53rd minute.
The game ended 1-1 as both sides could not find the winner with Moses substituted for Enis Bardhi in the 83rd minute.
A message on Mosesâ€
Instagram account said, “Happy to play my first#COPA DEL REY#LEVANTEUD�
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Omeruo debuts for Leganes
Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo made his Copa Del Rey debut for Leganes in their encounter against Rayo Vallecano.
Unlike Moses, Omeruo was in action for all 90 minutes as Leganes were held at the Estadio Municipal de Butarque to a 2-2 draw.
The game sprang to life after Alvaro Garcia gave the away side the lead as early as the 15 minutes through an assist by Emiliano Velazquez.
Garcia then turned provider for Alex Alegria to double their lead in 82nd minute Youssef En Nesyri pulled one back for Leganes through an assist by Dimitrios Siovas in the 31st minute as the away side preserved their lead into the halftime break.
Mikel Vesga provided an assist for En Nesyri to score his second of the game as it ended 2-2 at full time.
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Omeruo reacted to the appearance with a statement on his official Instagram account which said, “Debut #copadelrey good fight from the team to come back from two goals down.. congrats to @ennesyri26 for the two goals.. #omeruo.�
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Both Moses and Omeruo were both called up by Gernot Rohr to the Super Eagles team to face the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).
Moses, Omeruo make Copa Del Rey debut
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