Moffi opens Nice goals account

NICE, FRANCE - FEBRUARY 10: Terem Moffi of Nice celebrates the victory following the Ligue 1 match between OGC Nice (OGCN) and AC Ajaccio (ACA) at Allianz Riviera on February 10, 2023 in Nice, France. (Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images) Forward Terem Moffi is raring to go again in the French Ligue 1 after opening his goals account for new club OGC Nice on Sunday. It took Moffi 260 minutes spread across four matches to open his goalscoring account for Nice, with the Nigerian netting a brace to help the Eaglets cruise to a 3-0 win at AS Monaco. A result that handed them bragging rights in the Derby de la Côte d’Azur and also extend their unbeaten run to eight games in the league. After firing blanks in his first three matches since moving from Lorient in January, it took Moffi eight minutes of the encounter to open his goals account, finishing off a long ball from Dante, before adding the second in a similar fashion in the 25th minute. “I am happy to have scored my first goals, I worked for that, I feel good in this team and I will continue to work to score more goals,” Moffi said in his post-match interview. Khephren Thuram-Ulien added the third goal as Les Aiglon ran out with the 3-0 victory, which moved them up to seventh in Ligue 1. By virtue of the feat, Moffi also became the first player to score two goals or more at Monaco since Mario Balotelli bagged a brace in a 2-2 draw at the Stade Louis II back in January 2018. It has taken some time for him to get going with Les Aiglons and he swept away doubts and proved doubters wrong and showed why Nice splashed €30m on him on Sunday. The goals took his tally to 14 in 22 appearances this season in Ligue 1, with an assist to his name. Nice coach Didier Digard praised the Nigeria international, noting that he never doubted the quality of his new signing. “Once again, I never doubted him,” Digard said. “The main thing is that he had the support of all his teammates and his coaches. We were aware of the situation and he could have had doubts, but he was able to work ve