If his unavailability at the next African Cup of Nations (from January 13 to February 11) was already announced, the seriousness of Victor Boniface’s injury was not yet known. But his club Bayer Leverkusen announced this Tuesday that the Nigerian striker would have to undergo surgery, thus keeping him away from the pitch until the beginning of next April, i.e. more than three months of absence: “The Nigerian international was injured while preparing for his selection for the continental championship in Ivory Coast and therefore had to return to Germany early”
“Boniface suffered a musculotendinous injury to his right adductor at the Nigerian training camp in Dubai. This is what an MRI exam revealed this Tuesday morning in Cologne. Boniface will be operated on in the coming days. The 23-year-old striker should be able to return to the Bayer 04 team at the beginning of April., it is written in the official press release of the German club. An obvious blow for Xabi Alonso’s troops, who lose their offensive leader weighing 10 goals and 7 assists in the league.
