Tremendous Eagles and Bayer 04 Leverkusen striker, Victor Okoh Boniface, performed for his membership aspect for the primary time this yr yesterday, after getting back from an harm that noticed him miss the AFCON 2023 match, Soccernet.ng studies.

The 23-year-old striker joined Die Werkself final summer season from Belgian aspect, Union Saint-Gilloise, and instantly hit the bottom working, scoring ten targets and helping seven in 15 begins for Xabi Alonso’s males.

Throughout Nigeria’s preparations for the AFCON 2023 match, Boniface picked up an adductor harm that dominated him out of the match, and out of soccer for 3 months. He had surgical procedure on the thigh earlier than lately returning to training with Leverkusen.

Leverkusen coach, Xabi Alonso, hinted on the return of the Nigeria worldwide in Bayer’s DFB Pokal conflict towards 2.Bundesliga aspect, Fortuna Dusseldorf.

The one-time DFB Pokal winners cruised to a 4-0 victory over Dusseldorf on the Bay Area, with Boniface enjoying 25 minutes of soccer as he was launched from the bench.

Talking within the blended zone after the sport, Boniface revealed his journey again from harm was a tricky one, however he was grateful for the assist he had in that point.

“To be trustworthy, it was very tough, you understand. I acquired injured in preparations to characterize my nation and the timing was dangerous as a result of Leverkusen actually wanted me, however I had my teammates, I had the coach, and everybody within the membership was there for me, so it was good,” the 6ft3in striker advised Bayer 04 TV.

Leverkusen are 40 video games unbeaten and are on track for a treble as they’re 13 factors clear on the Bundesliga desk, within the DFB Pokal ultimate, and can face West Ham United within the quarter-final of the UEFA Europa League.

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