Nigeria winger Moses Simon has been included on Gent UEFA Champions League squad despite missing his Belgian club’s league game at the weekend due to flu.
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Belgian champions Gent are away to Valencia Tuesday night in the Champions League.
They lost their opening Champions League game 2-1 at Russia’s Zenit St.Petersburg, while Valencia were 1-0 winners at Lyon in France.
Moses Simon, who was dazzling in the Super Eagles 3-0 win over Cameroon in a recent friendly, was not listed by Gent for a league game at Mouscron-Peruwelz on Friday.
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Gent won 2-1 on the road to move to the top of the Belgian league.
They have recorded 23 points from 11 matches, same as KV Oostende, but they enjoy a better goals difference.