Terem Moffi hit target twice for OGC Nice to halt a poor run in Ligue 1, while there was finally some cheering news from Samuel Chukwueze at AC Milan after he got his first goal in Serie A.
5.Aliyu Bravo
Former Flying Eagles striker Aliyu Ibrahim ‘Bravo’ was the match winner for Major League Soccer (MLS) club Houston Dynamo as they won their opening game of the new season against Portland FC.
4.Emmanuel Dennis
The Super Eagles forward got his third goal on his return to Watford at the weekend despite playing with an injury. His strike gave Watford all three points at Birmingham City to lift them to 13th position in the English Championship standings. However, his club are far away from the promotion playoff bracket with eight rounds of matches till the end of the regular season.
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3.Samuel Chukwueze
Chukwueze must be a very relieved man today after he got his first Serie A goal for Milan after the heavy criticism he has faced lately. He came off the bench to grab a well-taken goal for Milan to beat Hellas Verona 3-1 and move into second place behind runaway league leaders and city rivals Inter Milan.
2.Ademola Lookman
The Super Eagles forward was again decisive for Italian club Atalanta to reach the quarterfinal of the UEFA Europa League. He drew his team level with a close-range header in the 46th minute in a 2-1 home win over Portuguese side Sporting Lisbon. Atalanta thus went through 3-2 on aggregate after a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Portugal. Lookman will be expected to play a big role as Atalanta aim to go past Liverpool next month to reach the Europa League semifinal.
1.Terem Moffi
The Super Eagles striker said the 3-1 win at RC Lens was an important one for both the club and he personally. He said the team can now be more positive going forward. OGC Nice had gone four games without a win and fallen out of the race for the Ligue 1 title race before this victory. Moffi brace meant he has now netted nine goals and provided two assists in 22 appearances this season for the South of France outfit.
