Whoscored reveals the highest-rated Nigerian player Europe's top five leagues 
Published: October 12, 2023
Football statistics website Whoscored.com has revealed the highest-rated Nigerian player in Europe's top five leagues consisting of the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1.    Bayer Leverkusen star Victor Boniface has the honour of being the top rated Nigerian for players who have logg...
Borussia Dortmund passed up opportunity to sign Boniface before striker's transfer to Bayer Leverkusen 
Published: October 11, 2023
Borussia Dortmund reportedly passed up the opportunity to sign Victor Boniface before his move to Bayer Leverkusen. According to  Sport Bild via Fussballtransfers, the Black and Yellows were offered the chance to sign the Nigerian striker in the just-concluded transfer window but turned down the opportunity. ...
Boniface battles Xavi Simons, Beier for Bundesliga Rookie of the Month for September 2023
Published: October 09, 2023
Nigeria international Victor Boniface is in the running for the Bundesliga Rookie of the Month award for the second consecutive time as he has been named as one of the nominees for September 2023. He has been nominated alongside RB Leipzig's midfielder Xavi Simons and Hoffenheim's forward Maximilian Beier....
Bayer Leverkusen marksman Boniface named in Bundesliga Team of the Week 
Published: October 09, 2023
Red-hot Super Eagles forward Victor Boniface continued his impressive form over the weekend as he scored for Bayer Leverkusen in their 3-0 victory over Cologne at the BayArena on Sunday.   The performance of the Nigeria international has earned him a place in whoscored.com's Bundesliga Team of the Week for m...
Victor Boniface equals club record as Bayer Leverkusen thrash Cologne to go top of Bundesliga 
Published: October 08, 2023
Bayer Leverkusen are topping the German Bundesliga table heading into the international break following a 3-0 thrashing of Cologne at the BayArena on Sunday evening.   The deadlock was broken midway through the first half when Jonas Hofmann turned in from close range with Victor Boniface involved in the build-...
'It has been a tough start to my time here' - Tella relieved after scoring his first Bayer Leverkusen goal 
Published: October 06, 2023
Nathan Tella has admitted that he's had a tough start to his career at Bayer Leverkusen and was delighted to get off the mark as the German Bundesliga side defeated Molde FK 2-1 on matchday two of the Europa League on Thursday night.    The exciting winger became Bayer Leverkusen's most expensive signi...
Bayer Leverkusen striker Boniface in contention for Bundesliga Goal of the Month 
Published: October 05, 2023
Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface is in the running to win the Bundesliga's September Goal of the Month award.    The one-cap Nigeria international tallied four goals in the German top flight last month - two braces against Darmstadt 98 and Heidenheim in front of the fans at the BayArena.   Bo...
A bridge too far: Boniface unsuccessful in attempt to match Helmes feat but helps Bayer set new record 
Published: October 01, 2023
Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface failed at the final hurdle to set a new club record for the most goals scored by a  Bayer Leverkusen player after six matchdays after firing blanks in a 3-0 rout of Mainz 05 on Saturday.    If he had scored against the home team, the Nigeria international would have ma...
Most expensive player in Bundesliga history: Okocha impressed with Kane's start to life at Bayern 
Published: September 30, 2023
Nigeria legend Austin Okocha says he's impressed with Harry Kane's start to life at German champions Bayern Munich.     The England captain became the most expensive player signed by a Bundesliga club last month after ending his 19-year association with Tottenham Hotspur in exchange for 100 million eur...
'He has been amazing' - Eintracht Frankfurt icon Okocha waxes lyrical about Bayer striker Boniface
Published: September 29, 2023
Eintracht Frankfurt icon Jay-Jay Okocha has hailed Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface for his brilliant start to life in the German Bundesliga. The Nigerian forward has been one of the best players in the German top-tier division this season, leading the attack remarkably for Bayer Leverkusen. Only Ser...
Eintracht's search for a No. 9: Gift Orban, Brazilian who faced Flying Eagles, Ivorian, Norwegian considered
Published: September 29, 2023
Eintracht Frankfurt are scouring the market for a new center forward to bolster Dino Toppmöller's squad for the second half of the 2023-2024 season.   It was too late for the Eagles to sign a replacement for Randal Kolo Muani who switched to Paris Saint-Germain for a fee of 95 million euros on deadline ...
Boniface or Granit Xhaka? Mainz coach names the player who is 'currently the best player in Bundesliga' 
Published: September 28, 2023
Mainz 05's Danish football tactician Bo Svensson has spoken to the German media ahead of his side's Bundesliga clash with Bayer Leverkusen at the MEWA ARENA on Saturday, a game corresponding to the sixth round of matches in the division.    Svensson has warned his players not to focus only on red-ho...
The 5,481-day record Boniface could break in Bayer Leverkusen's clash v Mainz on Saturday
Published: September 27, 2023
Nigeria international Victor Boniface could break a record that has stood for fifteen years and a couple of days when Bayer Leverkusen face off with Mainz at the MEWA ARENA on Saturday, September 30, allnigeriasoccer.com reports.    Boniface has adapted to the German Bundesliga like a duck a water following h...
'I'll walk from Munich to Belgium for this player' - Lothar Matthaus on Bayer Leverkusen new darling Boniface 
Published: September 27, 2023
Football pundit and Bayern Munich legend Lothar Matthäus has said that he would have signed red-hot Nigerian striker Victor Boniface for the Bavarians.   Boniface has been in sensational form for Bayer Leverkusen since the start of the current Bundesliga campaign, averaging at least 1 goal per game.   Ac...
Bundesliga TOTW: Unstoppable Bayer striker Boniface partners Bayern superstar Harry Kane in attack
Published: September 25, 2023
Victor Boniface has been named in Whoscored.com's German Bundesliga Team of the Week on account of his impressive showing for Bayer Leverkusen during their 4-1 hammering of Heidenheim.    The Nigeria international has quickly found his feet since his arrival at the BayArena for a bargain 20 million euros w...