Victor Boniface has had a tough career with injuries and the Super Eagles striker is not afraid to show his scars, especially to his teammates.
The 23-year-old forward has missed over 620 days of football action due to one long-term injury or the other, which has forced him to undergo surgery severally in his playing career.
Boniface, who is presently with the Super Eagles squad for their Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Rwanda, has missed top competitions for Nigeria due to injury setbacks, This Day reports.
The Bayer Leverkusen forward was captured showing his injury scars to strike partner, Victor Osimhen during the Super Eagles warm-up session ahead of their AFCON clash.
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On March 22, 2019, Boniface suffered a Cruciate Ligament tear (ACL) that kept the Nigerian forward sidelined for 178 days, forcing him to miss 34 matches for the Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt and the 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations for Nigeria, Wikipedia reports.
In the 2020/21 season, the forward was sidelined for the longest period of his career after he missed 357 days of action after suffering another ACL tear.
In 2024, Boniface was forced to miss Nigeria’s AFCON campaign after he sustained an adductor injury while in camp with the Super Eagles for the competition.
Per Transfer Markt, this injury forced the Nigerian forward to miss 84 days of action for Nigeria and Bayer Leverkusen.
