Bremerhaven, Germany
Wahala dey ground! Victor Boniface, the Super Eagles striker, don enter serious goal drought as e don stretch go 13 matches without scoring. This wahala come after Werder Bremen draw 1-1 with Mainz wey happen for Saturday. Na wah o! E don dey eight months since Boniface last score any goal, and people dey wonder wetin dey happen for him loan club.
For di match, Boniface play 64 minutes before dem carry am comot for Keke Topp. Silvan Widmer score for Mainz in di 36th minute, but Jens Stage later equalize for Bremen like say dem no wan lose. Make we no forget say di last time Boniface find net na back in March when dem see am lose to Bochum while still dey with Bayer Leverkusen.
The Managing Director of Professional Football for Werder Bremen, Clemens Fritz, don yan say Victor dey face issue with weight and fitness. Him talk say, “We don identify di issues together with Victor and we dey help am in every possible way.” Na serious matter wey dem dey take care of now. Boniface dey work hard, as dem dey add extra training, physiotherapy, and a new nutrition plan to help am fit back.
Rumor dey talk say Boniface dey carry excess weight – not say e no fit run away from food sha (Food na life, abeg!). This one don make hin knees dey feel am hard as e don suffer two cruciate ligament injuries before. Fritz still talk say di club dey work closely with am to solve di matter.
Since dis season start, Boniface don feature for seven matches, but wetin e don get? Just one assist and no goal. E be like say na clear fall from grace as Boniface shine like star for 2023/24 season with Leverkusen when e score 21 goals and provide 10 assists in 34 matches. But this season, na only 11 goals in 27 games for di 2024/25 campaign. Haba! Which way, Boniface?
Boniface movement to Bremen come after hin summer transfer to AC Milan scatter. Even di planned move to Al-Nassr for Saudi Arabia no gree happen because na medical test wey dem say he no pass. E still dey face wahala for national level too as he miss di Super Eagles call-up for di World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Benin in October because of him fitness issues. E no score any competitive goal for di Super Eagles since e don join dem in 2023. Wetin go happen next?
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