Wanted to be with the Nigerian national football team Bayer Leverkusen Toptor hunter Victor Boniface attack at the Africa Cup of Nations. But a muscle tendon injury in the right adductor area stops his dream; the beefy center forward has already left the “Super Eagles” camp and returned to the “Werkself” on Tuesday. “Good luck boys. I wish you all the best,” the 23-year-old wrote on Instagram on Monday and visualized his heartbreak with a corresponding emoji. How Boniface suffers can be seen Serhou Guirassy empathize. Because he is also the goalscorer VfB Stuttgart threatens to miss the continental tournament in Ivory Coast. On Monday, the 27-year-old was substituted after less than half an hour during Guinea’s warm-up game against Nigeria and Boniface. The reason: an injury to the right back thigh. Both Bundesliga clubs are now confronted with the worst-case scenario: Guirassy could be out for VfB longer than the African Cup (January 13th to February 11th) lasts. In Leverkusen, on the other hand, there is already sad certainty because the Nigerian media speculated that Boniface would be out for six weeks. However, an MRI scan revealed something even worse. The Nigerian is not expected to return to the Bayer coach’s squad until the beginning of April Xabi Alonso back, the club announced on Tuesday afternoon. An operation is scheduled “in the coming days.” “We saw him this morning, he was in the dressing room for a short time,” said midfielder Granit Xhaka and expressed his condolences for Boniface. He knows “that he has us with him. Hopefully he will come back even stronger than before.” Guirassy’s injury is still unclear as to how serious it is. Although Guinea’s national coach was there Kaba Diawara initially a slight all-clear. The striker “didn’t want to take any risks” and “it didn’t look very serious”. However, the exact findings are a long time coming; MRI images should provide information.
The Swabians are “in very close contact” with Guinea’s association and Guirassy himself. The situation is being monitored “very closely,” said VfB sports director Fabian Wohlgemuth. At the same time, he emphasized: “Remote diagnoses make little sense.” (sid)
