Super Eagles defender Chidozie Awaziem was benched for the entire 90 minutes as Nantes held Brest to a 1-1 draw in Sunday’s Ligue 1 game.
The Nigerian international, who has made 23 appearances, scored one goal and bagged two assists for Nantes this ongoing season.
Nantes started the game like a house on fire and took an early lead in the eighth minute through Mohamed, to the delight of the home supporters.
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Despite controlling the possession for most of the first half, the host failed to add to their goal tally.
The second half was filled with drama as Nantes’ Assoumani received a red card after a VAR check in the 65th minute, and shortly thereafter, coach Halilhodzic was also issued a red card by the center referee, leaving Nantes with only nine players.
The visitor capitalized on the numerical advantage as Chardonnet leveled parity in the 95th minute to share the spoils with Nantes.
