Injury-plagued Nigerian striker, Victor Boniface is celebrating his return to the European spotlight, following his brace of goals for Bayer Leverkusen in a very dramatic pre-season friendly at the weekend, Sports247 reports.
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While his compatriot, Nathan Tella was also on the score sheet for Leverkusen in the same encounter, the major talking point was about the return of Boniface, who spent all of last season struggling while on loan at Werder Bremen.
However, in what appears like a spirited effort to show that he is ready to stake a bold claim and return to relevance at the former club of ex-international, Karibe Pascal Ojigwe, Boniface made the best of his first match back.
The product of Real Sapphire FC of Lagos hit the bull’s eye twice to help Leverkusen start their pre-season campaign in emphatic style, with a 7-0 win over fifth-tier German side, Sportfreunde Baumberg.
It was the first game for Leverkusen’s new coach, Carles Martínez, and the team got off to a canter when summer signing, Afonso Moreira hit two first-half goals on his debut, while Christian Kofane also scored before the break.
Boniface then took over after the break, as he struck twice, following which Robert Andrich and Tella completed the rout within the game’s 70-minute timeline, as Martinez handed opportunities to several young players, while new signing, Kennet Eichhorn was unavailable.
Sports247 reports further that Boniface took to social media to celebrate his brace of goals, as he posted a selfie showing himself with two raised fingers to indicate his double strike at the weekend.
He will now aim for a continuum of his spark back at Leverkusen when they continue their pre-season build-up schedule this weekend with another friendly, this time out against Kickers Offenbach.
