BERLIN (Reuters) – Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface will be sidelined for a minimum of three months following surgery on an adductor muscle injury sustained while training with Nigeria for the Africa Cup of Nations, as reported by the Bundesliga leaders on Tuesday.
After sustaining the injury, the 23-year-old was unable to participate in Nigeria’s final warm-up friendly against Guinea on Monday.
Leverkusen stated, “Victor Boniface… cannot take part in the Africa Cup (Jan. 13-Feb. 11) and is also not available for the club.”
“Boniface suffered a muscle tendon injury in the right adductor area at the training camp in Dubai. This is the result of today’s scan in Cologne. He will undergo surgery in the coming days. The… striker is expected to return to the squad at the beginning of April.”
Boniface, who made his international debut in October and has since earned four more caps, has been sensational in his first Bundesliga season, having scored 10 goals and set up another seven with Leverkusen sitting at the top of the table.
The league resumes on Friday after the winter break.
(Reporting by Karolos Grohmann, editing by Pritha Sarkar)
