Terem Moffi surpasses Lookman as 3rd top scoring Nigerian

Terem Moffi surpasses Lookman as 3rd top scoring Nigerian

Super Terem Moffi scored twice to help OGC Nice move to fourth, displacing Lens, while also unseating Ademola Lookman as the third most potent Nigerian striker in the top five leagues.

Moffi returned to goal-scoring ways with a brace to help OGC Nice trump Lens.

Les Aiglons travelled to the north of France to face Lens at the Estadio Bollaert-Delelis in what was a European-place six-pointer. It was the visitors who came out on top thanks to a brace from their Nigerian striker, which saw them leapfrog their hosts on the log and move into 4th.

The goals also helped Moffi make some upward mobility of his own, as he climbed into the top three Nigerian scorers in the top five leagues.

The former Lorient striker combined with 20-year-old Mohamed Ali-Cho as early as the 11th minute of the game to put Nice ahead. They doubled it eight minutes after returning from the half-time break; this time, Cho was assisting a new dance partner, Kephren Thuram.

In the 67th minute, Moffi was handed the responsibility of taking the visitors lead to three from the penalty spot, and like he did for the Super Eagles at the AFCON, he finished coolly past the goalkeeper to register his brace.

The 11th-minute strike was Moffi’s eighth league goal of the season, which took him level with Atalanta’s Ademola Lookman, who was the Nigerian with the third most goals in Europe’s top five leagues; the penalty, however, took him one clear.

Now above Lookman and fellow Ligue 1 striker, Akor Adams (seven goals) in 4th and 5th, respectively, he is still behind Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface (10 goals) and the main man himself, Napoli’s Victor Osimhen (11 goals).

… Excited about Nice’s win at Lens

Super Eagles striker, Terem Moffi has expressed satisfaction over Nice’s 3-1 victory against Lens in the French Ligue 1 on Saturday, Soccernet.ng reports.

Nice started the season well, and they looked like they would present a worthwhile challenge to defending Ligue 1 champion PSG for the title.

With the regular big boys Lyon and Marseille struggling, Les Aiglons raised expectations with their start to the campaign.

However, they started to struggle in mid-February. They went on a six-game winless streak, losing five games and drawing one.

However, Nice returned to winning ways on Saturday at the Stade Bollaert-Delelis when they took on Lens. Moffi scored in both halves, and Khephren added one to ensure that Elye Wahi’s goal was just a consolation for Lens. The victory took Nice to fourth place, pending the result of Lille’s game against Brest on Sunday.

Following the game, Moffi expressed satisfaction over the victory as he felt it was much needed after their poor run in recent weeks.

“It was a very important win for us. As a team, we really needed the victory. Now, we just need to clear our heads and come back even stronger and more positive,” Moffi said.

Moffi’s goals were his eighth and ninth of the season, and with eight games left for Nice this season, he would look to finish the campaign on a high.