Super Eagles Striker Moffi Equals Kylian Mbappe, Neymar’s Record in Europe

• Nigerian star Terem Moffi netted a brace during a Ligue 1 tie between Lorient and Brest on Sunday night, October 9
• It was a good game for the Super Eagles star, who has now scored 8 goals this season for Lorient after 10 games
• Moffi has been playing for the Super Eagles since 2021 and has scored 3 goals in 8 games

Super Eagles striker Terem Moffi was in his best form on Sunday, October 9, as the Nigerian netted a brace for Lorient in their 2-1 win over hosts Brest in tough Ligue 1 encounter.

Moffi has been impressive for Lorient so far this season and he once again proved himself one of the most reliable forwards in Europe so far this term.

Brest, playing in front of their fans, started the battle with more energy and in pursuit of the opening score against Moffi and his teammates.

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Who scored the first goal in this match?

Brest eventually got their breakthrough in the 17th minute when Romain Del Castillo fired in a brilliant goal to give his side the lead.

However, the lead only stood for seven minutes before Moffi restored parity for Lorient. The first half ended 1-1 between the two teams.

The Nigerian then scored his brace in the 53rd minute, which turned to be the winner for Lorient.

How did Moffi equal Mbappe and Neymar's record?

With the brace Moffi scored against Brest, the Nigerian striker has now registered his 8th goal of the season - the same as Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, according to the report on Soccernet.

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Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how former Super Eagles captain Jay-Jay Okocha was spotted in the stands as Manchester United defeated Everton at Goodison Park.

The former Bolton Wanderers skipper, an uncle to Alex Iwobi, watched with delight as his nephew ripped the back of the United net in the opening minutes of the encounter.

The Nigerian international set the game alight, when he found the back of the net for Everton in the 5th minute from outside the area.

Iwobi was set up just outside the area before his curler sailed past David de Gea, who could do nothing about the effort.