The representatives and also the fans of Leverkusen heard other unpleasant news from the doctors. Striker Victor Boniface injured his groin and the problem is serious, the gunner is awaiting surgery and will not return to the pitch until April.
Boniface came to Leverkusen before this season from the Belgian RU Saint-Gilloise and scored sixteen competitive goals in the autumn. In the coming weeks, he was supposed to be one of the driving forces of the Nigerian national team at the African Championship, but he was injured during the preparation for the tournament.
“Good luck guys. I wish you all the best,” he wrote on Instagram, adding a broken heart to his teammates. From Monday it became clear that it was a more serious injury and the press speculated about a month and a half long break, the length of the absence will eventually be doubled.
Victor Boniface suffered a muscle-tendon injury in the right adductor area during the Nigerian training camp in Dubai.
The striker will undergo surgery in the coming days and is expected to be out of action until early April.
We wish you a speedy recovery, @boniface_jrn… pic.twitter.com/cpcqCSCZsh
— Bayer 04 Leverkusen (@bayer04_en) January 9, 2024
Bayer has a challenging spring ahead of them, the leader of the Bundesliga table remains in the game in the DFB-Pokal and the Europa League, and Czech representatives Adam Hložek and Patrik Schick should also get more space in the lineup. The coach of the Nigerian national team, José Peseiro, has already responded to the injury, Terem Moffi from OGC Nice replaced Boniface in the nomination.
2024-01-09 20:22:00
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