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FootballTerem Moffi Scores Brace As Nice Defeat Monaco in French Ligue 1 Tie
- Nice on Sunday night, 26 February, recorded a perfect 3-0 win over Monaco in a Ligue 1 tough battle
- Nigerian forward Terem Moffi was the man of the match as he scored a brace that helped his side win
- Moffi is expected to be named in the Super Eagles team list for the coming African Cup of Nations qualifiers
Super Eagles forward Terem Moffi on Sunday, 26 February, opened his goalscoring account for Nice in the French Ligue 1 as he scored brace for his new side in their 3-0 win over Monaco.
It was a nice game for the Nigerian international who was in amazing form before at Lorient before those in charge at Nice decided to sign him on loan.
Playing in front of their fans, Monaco actually wanted to impressive by recording a win, but the visitors were more determined to get the victory in the encounter.
Moffi would have even gotten the opener in the second minutes when he was set up with a brilliant pass, but his shot was blocked.
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When did Moffi score?
The Nigerian star eventually scored in the eight minute for Nice before getting his brace in the 26th minute of the game.
Monaco tried all their best to restore parity in the tough battle, but Nice's defenders were superb in their department.
Khephren Thuram scored the third goal for Nice as the visitors recorded an emphatic victory.
Ighalo nets four goals
Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Odion Ighalo on Sunday, 26 February, scored four goals for Al-Hilal in their massive 7-0 win over Al-Duhail to reach the final of the Asian Champions League in stunning fashion.
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FootballSince making a return back to the Saudi Arabian League, Ighalo has been in fine form for his side in which some Manchester United fans have even been clamoring for his return.
The Nigerian spent one season at Old Trafford scoring some incredible goals before he left the Premier League.
In the game against Al-Duhail, Ighalo scored two goals in the first ten minutes of the encounter.
Al-Hilal started the match impressively and waited for only two minutes before Ighalo opened scoring and the Nigerian got his brace in the 10th minute of the encounter.