Boniface back in hunt for hat-trick of trophies

By Daily Sports Nigeria on April 5, 2024

Nigerian striker Victor Boniface is back from injury to continue the hunt for three trophies with German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen this season.

After being sidelined by a groin injury for three months, the 23-year-old returned to action for the run-away Bundesliga champions on Wednesday night as Xabi Alonso’s team romped to a 4-0 win over Düsseldorf in the DFB Pokal semi-final at BayArena.

Boniface, who, as a result of the injury, missed out on Nigeria’s AFCON campaign in Ivory Coast, was introduced in the 66th minute in place of Patrik Schick, a minute after his Nigeria teammate, Nathan Tella, came on for Morocco striker Amine Adli, who was also among the goals.

Flirian Wirtz weighed in with a brace and Frimpong also found target as they progressed to the final to face off with FC Kaiserslautern at Olympiastadion, Berlin, on May 25.

Boniface is on the cusp of adding the Bundesliga title to his trophy cabinet, with Leverkusen currently 13 points adrift of Bayern Munich in the pole position of the log, with their chances of dethroning the latter ever brighter.

Boniface will also possibly have a UEFA Europa League gold medal around his neck, as Leverkusen, who are unbeaten on 40 matches, the only club in Europe’s major leagues yet to be defeated this season, are primed for a quarter-final first leg clash with West Ham United at Bay Arena on April 11.

Meanwhile, Leverkusen manager, Xabi Alonso, admitted that Boniface’s timely return from injury was timely.

Now in the final of the German Cup, Alonso was quite pleased at having his star striker back in action, as they chase a hat-trick of trophies.

“It was special for him (to return) after three months out. He worked hard to get back on the pitch. He wanted to enjoy it with the players. We needed him back,” Alonso said.

 

 

 

Source Punch Ng

Posted April 5, 2024


 

You may also like...
Nadal Confident Of ATP Finals Fitness

Okagbare draws Bowie

Orange signs new 8-year partnership with CAF as...

Arsenal need to find a dignified exit for...

Higuain undergoes corrective surgery

Martinelli Signs New Long-Term Arsenal Contract

 

Latest News CAF awards: Ajibade, Nnadozie, Edo Queens bag nominations Lagos SWAN, PAACC Hold SWAN Day At Golfview Hotels, Ikeja Crisis looms as Eagles’ form raises AFCON, W’Cup concerns Ex-Nigerian Super Falcons player handcuffed, children assaulted as police storm Anambra Football Academy Sports NFF, teammates console Nwabali on father’s death Abia Govt hails Nigeria Olympic Committee over staging an admin course in Umuahia Libya deliver Eagles 2025 AFCON ticket Eagles battle Cheetahs for 2025 AFCON ticket Yellow Greens gear up for T20 W’Cup qualifiers Tyson tips Fury to beat Joshua Sadiq absent as 22 Eagles train in Abidjan Eagles’ striking trio hot for Cheetahs, Amavubi clashes

 

Most Read Rangers International going, going . . . (55,164 views) Amaju Pinnick: A cat with nine lives (46,307 views) Second Term: Amaju Pinnick, Other NFF Heavyweights Home to Roost •How Pinnick Broke the Jinx (44,370 views) Missing $150,000 IAAF Grant: Solomon Dalung’s Hide and Seek game (44,015 views) Sports Development: Zenith Bank on the zenith (43,948 views) Current issues in Nigerian sports: Matters arising (43,904 views) Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje’s solid footprints, commitment to sports development in Kano State (43,743 views) NFF Presidency: Pinnick, Maigari, Ogunjobi, Okoye in Battle for Supremacy (43,311 views) Olopade, BET9A wave of revolution in NNL (42,366 views) Commonwealth Games 2018: Shame of Muhammadu Buhari, Solomon Dalung (41,054 views) Ibrahimovic’s Man U exit: Whose decision is it? And in whose interest? (39,507 views) John Mikel Obi: Segun Odegbami’s Outrageous Call! (38,931 views)

 

Phone numbers

Tel: +234(0)8066020976
+234(0)8055068145
+234(0)7013416146
+234(0)8094272884

Email addresses

info@dailysportsng.com
support@dailysportsng.com
publisher@dailysportsng.com

Office address

No 3, Adetoun Close, Off College Road, Ogba, Ikeja Lagos.
Website: www.dailysportsng.com

Social Media