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Leverkusen’s Wirtz out for ‘several weeks’ with ankle injury

Leverkusen’s Wirtz out for ‘several weeks’ with ankle injury

Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz will miss “several weeks” with an ankle injury, the German club confirmed on Monday. Wirtz sustained the injury in Leverkusen’s 2-0 home loss to Werder Bremen on Saturday, with the midfielder exiting the pitch in the 59th minute, 13 minutes after coming on for Emi Buendia. The 21-year-old was pictured leaving the stadium on crutches and support boots and will miss...

Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz suffers ankle injury on international duty with Germany

Bayer Leverkusen’s Florian Wirtz suffers ankle injury on international duty with Germany

Bayer Leverkusen midfielder Florian Wirtz has picked up an ankle injury while on international duty with German, Afrosport reports. The 21-year-old midfielder has suffered a capsular joint injury to his right ankle, the Bundesliga club revealed on Tuesday. Wirtz sustained the injury in the first half of Germany's 1-0 home win over the Netherlands in their UEFA Nations League match on Monday at Bayern Munich’s Allianz Arena....

Bundesliga: Boniface scores winner as Leverkusen edge out Wolfsburg

Bundesliga: Boniface scores winner as Leverkusen edge out Wolfsburg

Victor Boniface came off the bench to score the winner as Bayer Leverkusen edged out 10-man Wolfsburg in a 4-3 Bundesliga win at the BayArena on Sunday, Afrosport reports. Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso made five chances to the team that started against Feyenoord in the UEFA Champions League during the week. The reigning Bundesliga champions however started on the back foot as Nordi Mukiele scored an...

Afrosport UCL Team of the Week: Kane, Olatunji & the nine others make starting XI

Afrosport UCL Team of the Week: Kane, Olatunji & the nine others make starting XI

The UEFA Champions League makes for a great football spectacle, and the new 36-team league format has the whole world talking after the competition's opening matchday. 57 goals were scored in 18 matches and across 18 different venues as some of Europe's big hitters lived up to expectations in an entertaining round of matches. Put together by insights from its journalists and researchers, Afrosport has come...