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Xabi Alonso provides an update on Victor Boniface after his injury with the Super Eagles

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Xabi Alonso provides an update on Victor Boniface after his injury with the Super Eagles

  • Victor Boniface featured for the Super Eagles of Nigeria during their 2-1 loss to Rwanda at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium
  • Boniface, who is still waiting for his first goal in Nigeria, suffered an injury in the last match against Amavubi in Uyo
  • Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso has expressed his disappointment with the player’s injury

Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso has confirmed that Victor Boniface could be sidelined for an extended period following an injury he suffered while on international duty.

Boniface played against the Republic of Benin at the Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny in Abidjan and against Rwanda at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo.

Victor Boniface, Super Eagles, Nigeria, Republic of Benin, Stade Felix Houphouet-Boigny, Abidjan, Ivory Coast, AFCON 2025 qualifying.
Victor Boniface in action for the Super Eagles in their 1-1 draw with the Republic of Benin. Photo by @boniface_jrn.
Source: Instagram

Nigeria qualification was sealed before a ball was kicked in both games, and yet the German striker amassed 107 minutes in both games, including a start against Rwanda.

Alonso provides an update on Boniface

Bayer Leverkusen head coach Xabi Alonso, speaking at a press conference ahead of Saturday’s match against Heidenheim, confirmed the striker’s injury.

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“We will have to see how long he will be out. It’s a shame,” he said, quoted by the portal Bein Sports. “He has a thigh injury. Tomorrow, to Salzburg and maybe a little longer. We’ll have to wait and see.

“It’s too early to say, but we hope he can still play this year. We need to see recovery and improvement, but it’s not a matter of six or eight weeks.

The former Royal Union Saint-Gilloise striker is yet to score his first goal for the national team. He missed it AFCON 2023 due to a groin injury.

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Source: Legit.ng