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“If you can’t score, give assists” – Former Super Eagles midfielder sends stern message to Victor Boniface

Victor Boniface has scored eight goals in fifteen games for Bayer 04 Leverkusen this season, but his form for Nigeria is poor.

by Adefolahan Guerreiro
November 28, 2024
in AFCON, Bundesliga, News, Nigeria, This Week, Top, World Cup
“If you can’t score, give assists” – Former Super Eagles midfielder sends stern message to Victor Boniface

Former C.D National and Super Eagles midfielder, Sylvanus Okpala, has backed Victor Boniface to succeed with the Nigerian national team despite his rough start, Soccernet.ng reports.

The 23-year-old debuted for Nigeria in September 2023 after a brilliant start to life with Bayer 04 Leverkusen in the Bundesliga. However, life in the national team hasn't gone according to plan for Boniface.

In eleven appearances for the three-time AFCON winners, the former Union Saint-Gilloise forward has found the back of the net just once, and the Nigerian populace are increasingly becoming frustrated with the striker's lack of impact, especially after Nigeria's AFCON 2025 qualifying games against the Republic of Benin and Rwanda.

Okpala has leapt to Boniface's defence, urging for patience from the Nigerian football fans to allow Boniface to flourish in attack.

“Osimhen comes in and scores. When Osimhen isn’t there, Boniface doesn’t score. He needs to be talked to, given a lot of confidence, and reminded that as a center forward, his primary role is to score. If he can’t score, then he should start providing assists.

He shouldn’t be too anxious to score in every game. Yes, scoring is crucial, but he needs to stay calm. When you count one, you can get to two.

Once he starts scoring, the confidence will return. It’s normal. Bayer Leverkusen is different from the national team,” the 63-year-old said in an interview with Brila.

In the meantime, Boniface is out of action for club and country due to a thigh injury he picked up while on international duty.

Tags: AFCON 2025 QualifiersBayer 04 LeverkusenNigeriaSuper EaglesSylvanus OkpalaVictor BonifaceVictor Osimhen
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Adefolahan Guerreiro

Adefolahan is a multilingual journalist and writer at Soccernet Nigeria. With a track record of involvement in College sports, Adefolahan is focused on crafting engaging football content and utilising his language skills and extensive sports knowledge to enhance content accessibility for a global audience. He has interviewed Nigerian stars like Finidi George, Junior Lokosa, Sikiru Alimi, Sodiq Ismaila and Abraham Onahi Ogbu.

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    10 months ago

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