The medical team of German side Bayer Leverkusen are unhappy with the decision of the head coach of the senior national team of Nigeria Austine Eguavoen for not resting Victor Boniface in Super Eagles final AFCON Qualifiers game against Rwanda, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Nigeria secured a spot at next year’s AFCON before taking on to the pitch in their penultimate game against Benin Republic which ended in a 1-1. They rounded up their campaign in the tournament at home in Uyo, where they were beaten 1-2.
Boniface played in both games, starting the last game at home against Rwanda, which the club feel he shouldn’t have played because he ended up aggravating a thigh injury that he is been managing for a while.
He is now set for a lengthy spell on the touchline with reports that he could be out for almost three months, if it’s found out to be more severe than initially feared.
It will be the second major injury the 23 year old who is yet to score for the senior national team of Nigeria will suffer, after missing most of the games of the second half of last season with a thigh injury picked up while at the Super Eagles camp for the AFCON.
Sources in the camp of the Super Eagles said Boniface hid the injury to play against Rwanda due to the pressure he is facing over his goal drought. The injury was why he wasn’t at his best in the game, dropping one of his worst performance ever in a Super Eagles shirt.
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