What a low blow for Bayer 04: Victor Boniface has to undergo adductor surgery due to a muscle and tendon injury. The center forward, who sustained the injury during the Nigerian national team’s training camp in preparation for the Africa Cup of Nations, will be out until the beginning of April.
Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface has to go under the knife Bayer 04 Leverkusen via Getty Images
It was obvious that this was not a minor injury when the Nigerian association sent Victor Boniface on his way back to Germany from the national team’s training camp in Dubai on Monday. On Tuesday, an MRI scan in Cologne revealed that the center forward was much worse off than initial reports from the Nigerian camp suggested. They had speculated about a six-week break.
But the 23-year-old has actually suffered a muscle and tendon injury in the right adductor area and will need surgery in the coming days. His employer assumes that Boniface “could probably return to the Bayer 04 squad at the beginning of April.” Could.
Boniface was injured during training with the Nigerian national team on Saturday and has since complained of pain in the groin and abdominal muscles. After an examination at the Super Eagles’ training camp in Dubai on Monday, it was already clear that the 23-year-old would not be able to take part in the Africa Cup of Nations. The attacker arrived in Leverkusen on Tuesday. After the precise diagnosis, the devastating result came.
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With Boniface, who scored ten times in 16 league games and is ranked fourth in the top scorer list, not only Bayer’s best goalscorer is out, but also the Werkself’s best scorer. With eight assists and a total of 18 scorer points, he is in third place in the league ranking. Only Munich’s Harry Kane (26) and Stuttgart’s Serhou Guirassy (20) collected more goal contributions.
Bayer’s hopes now lie with Schick
Due to Boniface’s loss, all hopes in the center of the attack now lie with striker Patrik Schick, who made an impressive return shortly before Christmas after an almost year-long break. After Boniface’s injury, the Czech international Stand would now have to fill the role in the center of attack alone for longer than originally planned. But given the long downtime, it can be assumed that Bayer will step up its efforts to find a new offensive force in the winter.
2024-01-09 14:44:00
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