Moffi
After initial suggestions that Terem Moffi was a major doubt for next year’s Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast following a hamstring injury on Saturday, the striker has now shaken off the injury and is raring to be part of the Super Eagles team to the tournament.
The 22-year-old was surprisingly named in the squad for the game but started from the bench and took the place of Gaetan Laborde in the 73rd minute.
And Moffi, who had only been on the pitch for a few minutes, stepped up to take the team’s spot-kick and shot past Brice Samba to open the scoring before scoring the second soon after to put the game out of reach for Lens.
The French club announced on their X handle last Saturday that the Eagles striker was not included in the match-day squad against Le Havre after he suffered the injury hours before their game.
OGC Nice manager, Francesco Farioli, ahead of Wednesday’s Ligue 1 clash against Lens at the Allianz Riviera Stadium, provided an update on the injured Nigeria international, saying the club won’t take any risk as regards the strikers.
“We will try to get him. He will train with the team; we will see how he reacts. We hope to get him back but we won’t take any unnecessary risks. If the player feels like it, he will be in the game, otherwise, we will do without.” Farioli stated.
The striker has now registered six goals in 16 league appearances for Nice this season and his appearance on the pitch on Wednesday will come as a welcome development to Jose Pesiro, who is already without Nottingham Forest’s Taiwo Awoniyi for the AFCON.
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