Terem Moffi’s match-winning exploits for Nice at champions Paris Saint-Germain underlined his status as Ligue 1’s latest supreme Nigerian import.
\nThe ex-Lorient hitman notched a brace in Friday’s 3-2 triumph, celebrating exuberantly by lifting his shirt to the stunned Parc des Princes-crowd.
\nSuch influential displays have been notched by a number of his countrymen throughout the years in France’s top flight.
\nBelow are some of the outstanding performers:<\/p>\n
Vincent Enyeama – Lille (2011-18)<\/p>\n
Enyeama attained iconic status with Les Dogues, helping establish himself as one of Africa’s greats despite his small stature for a goalkeeper. He arrived from Israel’s Hapoel Tel Aviv in 2011, but it would be 2013\/14 before being cemented as Lille’s No1. In that season, Enyeama would go within 114 minutes of equalling Gaetan Huard’s Ligue 1 goalkeeping record, set in 1993, of playing 1,176 minutes without conceding a goal.<\/p>\n
Terem Moffi – Lorient (2020-23); Nice (2023-present day)<\/p>\n
WHAT A MENACE, TEREM MOFFI \ud83d\udd25\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec pic.twitter.com\/Bnse6yPJwl— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) September 17, 2023 <\/p>\n
Ligue 1’s next big-money export could be plying his trade with Nice. The tall Nigeria international has excelled since being snapped up from Belgium’s Kortrijk by Lorient in October 2020, netting 43 times and notching 12 assists in 108 Ligue 1 run-outs. Friday’s pair at PSG – upon his first appearance of 2023\/24 – added to this burgeoning reputation.<\/p>\n
Jay-Jay Okocha – Paris Saint-Germain (1998-2002)<\/p>\n
One of football’s great entertainers lit up Parc des Princes, either side of the millennium. The Nigeria wizard danced through Ligue 1’s defences with impunity after a then-African-record \u00a314 million arrival from Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt on the back of an exceptional FIFA World Cup 1998, on French soil. A magical debut goal versus Bordeaux set the scene for a mesmerising stint fondly remembered for his mentorship of Ronaldinho.<\/p>\n
Victor Osimhen – Lille (2019\/20)<\/p>\n
Osimhen’s stay in Ligue 1 was brief, but unforgettable. The rangy striker followed in the footsteps of compatriots Enyeama and Peter Odemwingie on arrival from Belgium’s Charleroi in August 2019. Hints about a phenomenal talent followed, across 13 goals in 28 Ligue 1 matches – including a pair on debut versus Nantes and delicate lob at Marseille. He’d depart for Napoli the next summer for a club-record fee of up to \u20ac80 million.<\/p>\n
Taye Taiwo – Marseille (2005-11)<\/p>\n
Taiwo's left foot was something else \ud83d\ude33 pic.twitter.com\/QNzDzPyQEB— Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) April 16, 2023 <\/p>\n
Taiwo’s reputation at Marseille was built upon an ability to strike the ball with ferocity. This ability will be forever linked to a remarkable strike versus Sochaux in September 2010, lashing home on the angle from 35 yards. Taiwo had been recruited in 2005 from Lobi Stars in his homeland as a prospective replacement for lionised World Cup-winning left-back Bixente Lizarazu. He’d go on to lift five major trophies with OM, including 2009\/10’s Ligue 1 crown and successive Coupe de la Ligue’s from 2009-11.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Terem Moffi\u2019s match-winning exploits for Nice at champions Paris Saint-Germain underlined his status as Ligue 1\u2019s latest supreme Nigerian import.
\nThe ex-Lorient hitman notched a brace in Friday\u2019s 3-2 triumph, celebrating exuberantly by lifting his shirt to the stunned Parc des Princes-crowd.
\nSuch influential displays have been notched by a number of his countrymen throughout the years in France\u2019s top flight.
\nBelow are some of the outstanding performers:<\/p>\n
Vincent Enyeama \u2013 Lille (2011-18)<\/p>\n
Enyeama attained iconic status with Les Dogues, helping establish himself as one of Africa\u2019s greats despite his small stature for a goalkeeper. He arrived from Israel\u2019s Hapoel Tel Aviv in 2011, but it would be 2013\/14 before being cemented as Lille\u2019s No1. In that season, Enyeama would go within 114 minutes of equalling Gaetan Huard\u2019s Ligue 1 goalkeeping record, set in 1993, of playing 1,176 minutes without conceding a goal.<\/p>\n
Terem Moffi \u2013 Lorient (2020-23); Nice (2023-present day)<\/p>\n
WHAT A MENACE, TEREM MOFFI \ud83d\udd25\ud83c\uddf3\ud83c\uddec pic.twitter.com\/Bnse6yPJwl\u2014 Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) September 17, 2023 <\/p>\n
Ligue 1\u2019s next big-money export could be plying his trade with Nice. The tall Nigeria international has excelled since being snapped up from Belgium\u2019s Kortrijk by Lorient in October 2020, netting 43 times and notching 12 assists in 108 Ligue 1 run-outs. Friday\u2019s pair at PSG \u2013 upon his first appearance of 2023\/24 \u2013 added to this burgeoning reputation.<\/p>\n
Jay-Jay Okocha \u2013 Paris Saint-Germain (1998-2002)<\/p>\n
One of football\u2019s great entertainers lit up Parc des Princes, either side of the millennium. The Nigeria wizard danced through Ligue 1\u2019s defences with impunity after a then-African-record \u00a314 million arrival from Germany\u2019s Eintracht Frankfurt on the back of an exceptional FIFA World Cup 1998, on French soil. A magical debut goal versus Bordeaux set the scene for a mesmerising stint fondly remembered for his mentorship of Ronaldinho.<\/p>\n
Victor Osimhen \u2013 Lille (2019\/20)<\/p>\n
Osimhen\u2019s stay in Ligue 1 was brief, but unforgettable. The rangy striker followed in the footsteps of compatriots Enyeama and Peter Odemwingie on arrival from Belgium\u2019s Charleroi in August 2019. Hints about a phenomenal talent followed, across 13 goals in 28 Ligue 1 matches \u2013 including a pair on debut versus Nantes and delicate lob at Marseille. He\u2019d depart for Napoli the next summer for a club-record fee of up to \u20ac80 million.<\/p>\n
Taye Taiwo \u2013 Marseille (2005-11)<\/p>\n
Taiwo's left foot was something else \ud83d\ude33 pic.twitter.com\/QNzDzPyQEB\u2014 Ligue 1 English (@Ligue1_ENG) April 16, 2023 <\/p>\n
Taiwo\u2019s reputation at Marseille was built upon an ability to strike the ball with ferocity. This ability will be forever linked to a remarkable strike versus Sochaux in September 2010, lashing home on the angle from 35 yards. Taiwo had been recruited in 2005 from Lobi Stars in his homeland as a prospective replacement for lionised World Cup-winning left-back Bixente Lizarazu. He\u2019d go on to lift five major trophies with OM, including 2009\/10\u2019s Ligue 1 crown and successive Coupe de la Ligue\u2019s from 2009-11.<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332015"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=332015"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332015\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":332017,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/332015\/revisions\/332017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=332015"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=332015"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportinfo.pro\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=332015"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}