Yes Victor Boniface is back!

Victor Boniface received a rousing welcome from the fans when he played his comeback game for Bayer Leverkusen tonight.

The exciting striker was a 65^th minute sub in the German Cup semifinal against Bundesliga 2 side Fortuna Dusseldorf.

He has bounced back from an abductor injury he suffered in Super Eagles training camp on the eve of the recent AFCON.

It was his first official game of 2024 and he showed some flashes of his old self, combining well with fellow Super Eagles teammate Nathan Tella as Leverkusen tried to increase their lead over their neigbours.

He 23-year-old striker was denied at least an assist late on by a big save from the Dusseldorf goalkeeper.

Boniface Bayer Leverkusen cruised into the cup final to be staged on May 25 in Berlin against Kaiserslautern after they trounced Dusseldorf 4-0.

Leverkusen led 3-0 by first half at the Bay Arena.

They remain on course for a treble this season – the German Cup, the UEFA Europa League and the Bundesliga.