Super Eagles striker, Victor Boniface has revealed that he was saddened by the fact that he missed out on the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.
Boniface, who had to leave due to an injury, before the competition commenced, noted that it was one of the most painful moments of his career.
The Bayer Leverkusen striker sustained an adductor injury during the Super Eagles’ preparation for the competition. But the 23-year-old returned to action at the end of last month.
Boniface told AFP; “It was difficult, one of the most painful moments of my career—not only the injury itself but, of course, also my absence from the Africa Cup of Nations and some important Bundesliga games.
“But that’s football; you have ups; you have downs. It’s about your attitude and your mindset. You need the right people around you in moments like this. I had the support of the club; that was important.”
Meanwhile, in another news…
CorrectNG reported earlier Victor Boniface talked about how he almost quit football at 21 after sustaining an injury.
He recounted during a chat with Mikel Obi’ on The Obi One podcast that he suffered an ACL injury two weeks after signing with Norwegian club, FK Bodø/Glimt in 2019.
According to Boniface, his stint in Norway was chaotic as there were more bad stories than good developments for him.
Boniface said; “I spent about three years in Norway. We won the league twice, came second one time. But football wise, it was chaotic for me.
It was really bad for me. I think I have more bad stories than good stories there. But that’s life, you know. I got an ACL injury two weeks after signing in Norway. I almost quit football at the age of 21.”
