Izuchukwu OkosiNigeria striker Terem Moffi has been handed the prestigious UEFA Europa Conference League Goal of the Season for his remarkable acrobatic goal for OGC Nice, reports Prime Business Africa.
The spectacular goal was scored by the striker in the thrilling 2-2 draw against Swiss side Basel.
Moffi’s goal was selected by the UEFA Technical Observer Panel from a list of 10 outstanding goals which also have another fantastic strike by a Nigerian – Samuel Chukwueze – in the Top 10.
Curiously, Moffi was not named in Nigeria’s 23-man squad for Sunday’s crucial 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone to be played in Monrovia.
Chukwueze who was adjudged the Best African Player of the 2022/2023 season in the Spanish La LigaSuper Eagles Star Chukwueze Wins African Best Player Gong In Spain came fourth in ranking following his volloyed strike against Bulgarian club Lech Poznań in a thrilling 4-3 win by his Villarreal.
Italian striker Ciro Immobile was rewarded for his powerful goal in Lazio’s winning goal against Cluj in February 2023.
Andy Diouf, the recipient of the Young Player of the Season award, secured third place with his strike against Žalgiris on matchday five of the competition. Interestingly, the Basel youngster claimed two positions in the top ten rankings.
West Ham United emerged victorious in the UEFA Europa Conference League, clinching a 2-1 win against Fiorentina in the final match, their first cup title in over 43 years.
The Top Ten Goals
2022/23 Europa League Goal of the Season
1 Terem Moffi (Basel 2-2 Nice) – Quarter-finals, 13/04/2023
2 Ciro Immobile (Lazio 1-0 CFR Cluj) – Knockout round play-offs, 16/02/2023
3 Andy Diouf (Basel 2-2 Žalgiris) – Matchday 5, 27/10/2022
4 Samu Chukwueze (Villarreal 4-3 Lech) – Matchday 1, 08/09/2022
5 Erdoğan Yeşilyurt (Sivasspor 1-4 Fiorentina) – Round of 16, 16/03/2023
6 Riccardo Saponara (RFS 0-3 Fiorentina) – Matchday 6, 03/11/2022
7 Christian Kouamé (Hearts 0-3 Fiorentina) – Matchday 3, 06/10/2022
8 Jarrod Bowen (West Ham 4-0 AEK Larnaca) – Round of 16, 16/03/2023
9 Declan Rice (West Ham 4-1 Gent) – Quarter-finals, 20/04/2023
10 Andy Diouf (Fiorentina 1-2 Basel) – Semi-finals, 11/05/2023
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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