Victor Boniface Bares It All After Missing Out on 2024 CAF Player of the Year Award
- Victor Boniface has bared it all after he failed to make the shortlist for the 2024 CAF Player of the Year Award
- The Nigerian international was part of the Bayer Leverkusen squad that won the Bundesliga and DFB Pokal last season
- Boniface was not part of the Super Eagles at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations due to a last-minute injury
Nigerian international Victor Boniface has expressed disappointment that he was not nominated for the 2024 CAF Player of the Year Award.
CAF released a list of 10 nominees for the prestigious award, with Super Eagles stars Ademola Lookman and William Troost-Ekong making the cut.
Boniface, who was part of the Bayer Leverkusen squad that won the Bundesliga during the 2023/2024 season, was not named.
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He netted 14 goals in 23 matches league matches to help Xabi Alonso's side to the title for the first time in their history.
The 23-year-old could not make it to the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations due to injury, which seemed to have hampered his chances for the CAF Award, Daily Post reports.
Boniface speaks on previous season's performances
Boniface, however, believes that his performances last season should have earned him a place among the nominees, as he also won the DFB Pokal.
He told BBC's Oluwashina Okeleji on X:
“Of course, I’m disappointed not being shortlisted. If it’s what I did last season, I should be disappointed, but I don’t stress about it.
When asked who he would pick if given the opportunity, he was quick to mention Atalanta of Italy playmaker Ademola Lookman.
He said:
“If I’m to pick the winner, it would be Lookman 100 percent, and if I were there, I would pick myself.”
Afriyie replaces Ayew in Ghana's squad
In another article, YEN.com.gh reported that Jerry Afriyie has been handed an invite to the national team alongside two other home-based players ahead of the Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Niger.
The Ghana U20 star, Afriyie, Ebenezer Abban and Kamaradini Mamudu were called up following the withdrawal of four players from the team that faced Angola last Friday.
Captain Jordan Ayew, Stade Rennnais' Alidu Seidu, Leicester City's Fatawu Issahaku and Gideon Mensah have all been ruled out of the Niger game due to injuries.
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