Super Eagles stars' transfers thrill Akpoborie, Aghahowa

• Published date: 02 February 2023
• Publication title: Nigeria - The Nation

Former Nigeria international strikers, Jonathan Akpoborie and Julius Aghahowa have commended the duo of Paul Onuachu and Terem Moffi for swapping clubs at the close of the transfer deadline window.

While Onuachu switched from Belgian side Genk to English Premiership side, Southampton, the 23-year-old Moffi moved from FC Lorient to rival French Ligue 1 side, OGC Nice in a ground-breaking record deal.

Both transfers were completed on the last day of the January transfer window on Tuesday, with Nice paying a record fee of 25 million Euros ($27.1m) plus a possible five million Euros more in bonuses for Moffi. Onuachu in the meantime, sealed a pound 20m deal to move to the Saints.

Incidentally, the striking duo are two of Nigeria's best strikers in the ongoing European season with Onuachu being the top scorer in the Belgian top-flight after netting 17 goals in 22 appearances for Genk. Moffi on his part is the Ligue 1's second-best goalscorer with 12 goals just behind PSG's Kylian Mbappe who had scored 13.

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