As first reported by OwnGoalNigeria.com German side Bayer Leverkusen have announced the first time invitation of their new signing Victor Boniface to the senior national team of Nigeria for the Africa Cup of Nations.
Boniface joined the team in the summer from Belgium side Union Saint-Gilloise and wasted no time in settling down with a grave last weekend after bagging an assist in their opening game of the season.
The 22 year old has in the past made the provisional list of players but this time around, he will go straight into the main squad for the dead rubber AFCON qualifiers game against Sao Tome and Principe.
He is among the three new faces , we exclusively gathered have been given a first time call up to the team, the others are Igho Ogbu of Czech Republic side Slavia Prague and Gift Orban of Belgium side Gent.
The full list of invited players will be made public by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) after this weekend round of games in Europe are concluded.
Mohammed Mowiz Suleiman
