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Boniface at the double in Bayer Leverkusen bashing of Borussia Monchengladbach

Super Eagles debutant Boniface wins Bundesliga POTM for August

Super Eagles forward Victor Boniface has been named the Bundesliga player of the month for August following the immediate impact he has had since moving to Bayer Leverkusen over the summer. The 22-year-old has hit the ground running since joining Xabi Alonso’s team from Belgian side Union Saint-Gilloise, with four goals and two assists in his first three league games in the month of August. Boniface...

2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Osimhen, Boniface, Orban, Awoniyi. Who should Peseiro start against Sao Tome and Principe?

2023 AFCON Qualifiers: Osimhen, Boniface, Orban, Awoniyi. Who should Peseiro start against Sao Tome and Principe?

The Super Eagles will conclude their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification campaign against Sao Tome and Principe at the Godswill Akpabio Stadium in Uyo on Sunday evening. The game is effectively a dead rubber as Nigeria have already made it to the AFCON finals in the Ivory Coast next year while the Sao Tomeans are guaranteed of finishing bottom of Group A even if they...

Bundesliga: Boniface scores brace again in Bayer Leverkusen win

Bundesliga: Boniface scores brace again in Bayer Leverkusen win

Nigeria striker Victor Boniface continued his goalscoring run in the German Bundesliga with two goals in Bayer Leverkusen's 5-1 triumph over Darmstadt. Boniface made his third appearance in the German top-flight on Saturday since his permanent switch from Union Saint-Gilloise in July. After scoring a brace in last weekend's 3-0 defeat of Borussia Monchengladbach, the 22-year-old opened the scoring for Xabi Alonso's team at the BayArena...

Europa League Draw: Salah’s Liverpool, Kudus West Ham learn group stage fate

Europa League Draw: Salah’s Liverpool, Kudus West Ham learn group stage fate

Mohamed Salah's first taste of Europa League football with Liverpool will see them take on LASK Linz, Union Saint-Gilloise and Toulouse in Group E following the conclusion of Friday's draw in Monaco. The Reds finished fifth in the Premier League last season which was not enough to guarantee a place in the UEFA Champions League where Salah has played every season since joining the club in...

World Athletics Championships: Kenya’s Kipyegon reflects her ‘best year’

Tella sets target after completing Bayer Leverkusen transfer

Nathan Tella says he wants to help Bayer Leverkusen from where they left off last season after completing a reported £20 million transfer from Southampton. The 24-year-old Anglo-Nigerian had been on the books of the Saints since 2017 and notably spent the 2022-23 season on loan at Burnley where he scored 17 goals and finished as the fifth-highest goalscorer in the Championship, ultimately helping the Clarets...