Bundesliga Best Player of the Month/2023: Boniface Competes with Kane for

Boniface-Competes-with-Kane

Bundesliga– After an impressive start to the 2023/24 season with Bayer Leverkusen, Nigerian striker Victor Boniface has earned a nomination for the Bundesliga Player of the Month award. He will be up against Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane, Alphonso Davies, and Union Berlin’s Kevin Behrens. Other nominees include Wolfsburg’s Jonas Wind and Leipzig’s Benjamin Henrichs.

Boniface Shines Bright with Four Goals and Two Assists in Three Matches

Boniface, who recently joined Bayer Leverkusen from Belgium club Union Saint-Gilloise, has already made a significant impact in Germany, scoring four goals and providing two assists in just three league games.

His outstanding performance in matchday three, where he scored a brace, earned his first goal a spot among the Bundesliga’s top five goals.

Rising Star Boniface Gets Super Eagles Call-up and Bundesliga Rookie Nomination

Additionally, Boniface has received his first call-up to the Super Eagles squad for the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Sao Tome and is also shortlisted for the Rookie of the Month award in the Bundesliga. His exceptional performance has even earned him the second-best rating in Europe’s top five leagues, with a 9.7 rating according to Whoscored.com

Boniface: A Top Scorer Contender Alongside Kane

Notably, Koln coach Steffen Baumgart expressed his admiration for Boniface, suggesting that he would have preferred him over Harry Kane if he were in charge at Bayern Munich. Even World Cup winner Lothar Matthäus sees Boniface as a strong contender for the top scorer title, alongside Kane.

Nigeria’s Boniface Scores Brace To Take Leverkusen Top Of Bundesliga
Nigeria’s Boniface Scores Brace To Take Leverkusen Top Of Bundesliga

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