Bayer Leverkusen
18 Apr
Bayer Leverkusen's Nigerian striker, Victor Boniface, has been nominated for the 2023/24 Bundesliga Team of the Season. Bundesliga announced the nominees on their X handles on Thursday, 18 April l, 2024. Boniface is one of eight Leverkusen players, which includes former Arsenal midfielder, Granit Xhaka, that were shortlised. He, alongside Harry Kane of Bayern Munich…
17 Apr
German champion, Bayer Leverkusen, has said that their star players, including Nigeria’s Victor Boniface, are part of the reasons Coach Xabi Alonzo agreed to stay and nurture the club’s project.
15 Apr
Super Eagles player, Victor Boniface, was one of the heroes yesterday at the BayArena, where Bayer Leverkusen defeated Werder Bremen 5-0 to win their first Bundesliga title in 40 years.
14 Apr
Bayer Leverkusen lifted the Bundesliga title for the first time in their 120-year history on Sunday, a 5-0 victory over Werder Bremen breaking Bayern Munich's 11-year stranglehold on the German top flight.
14 Apr
A 36th-minute goal from Ritsu Doan took Freiburg to a 1-0 win at Darmstadt on Sunday, pushing the last-placed hosts closer to relegation on the same day Bayer Leverkusen hope to claim the title.
9 Apr
Serie A giants AC Milan have reportedly identified Bayer Leverkusen Nigerian forward, Victor Boniface, as an alternative to Bologna star Joshua Zirkzee in the summer transfer window. There are reports that French striker, Olivier Giroud, is expected to sign a contract with LAFC in June. This will undoubtedly see Milan sign a new centre-forward ahead…
5 Apr
Bayer Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso insisted Friday it was "still too early" to talk about the Bundesliga title despite his team being 13 points clear at the top of the table.
10 Mar
Nathan Tella was on target for Bayer Leverkusen in their 2-0 home win against 10-man Wolfsburg, in the German Bundesliga on Sunday. The win took Leverkusen (on 67 points) 10 points clear of Bayern Munich in the league table. Also, Leverkusen are yet to taste defeat in all competitions this season. Tella has now scored…
23 Feb
Premier League giants, Chelsea, have identified Bayer Leverkusen Nigerian striker Victor Boniface as a target in the summer. According to German media outfit, Bild, via ESPN, Boniface, who is currently injured, has a transfer valued at €40 million, given he has a contract until 2028. Chelsea have been linked with Boniface's Nigerian teammate, Victor Osimhen,…
21 Jan
Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen announced the loss of injured midfielder Exequiel Palacios "for the time being" on Saturday, while wing-back Jeremie Frimpong was cleared.
17 Jan
Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface has admitted that it was terrible for him to miss the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) currently going on in Ivory Coast due to injury. Boniface had to withdraw from the Super Eagles squad for the 2023 AFCON. The forward suffered a groin injury in training which subsequently ruled…
10 Jan
Nigerian striker Victor Boniface has once again been nominated for the Bundesliga Rookie of the Month award. Boniface was announced as one of the three nominees on the Bundesliga website. The Super Eagles and Bayer Leverkusen star was nominated alongside Freiburg's Merlin Röhl and Xavi Simons of RB Leipzig for the December award. The former…
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