Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface has lamented his last-ditch withdrawal from the 2023 AFCON.
U20 nations cup got injured 7 days before nations cup
Super eagles got injured 6days before Nations cup
Na Only GOD Knows why
🙏 pic.twitter.com/BMJv8p9Jqs— Victor Boniface (@boniface_jrn) January 8, 2024
He posted on X (formerly Twitter) that he was forced by injury to pull out of the U20 AFCON seven days to the tournament and was out again from the 2023 AFCON six days to the big kick-off.
“U20 Nations Cup got injured 7 days before Nations Cup Super Eagles got injured 6 days before Nations Cup. Na Only GOD Knows why,” he posted
The 23-year-old striker will now return to his Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen to treat his groin injury.
