Bayer Leverkusen forward Victor Boniface says his invitation to the senior national team of Nigeria came at the perfect time following his debut in their 6-0 win over Sao Tome and Principe in their final game in the AFCON qualifiers, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Last season Boniface while at Belgium side Union Saint-Gilloise finished with 17 goals and 12 assists. He was also the joint top scorer in the UEFA Europa League with six goals, the same as Marcus Rashford of Manchester United.
Despite that he wasn’t handed a call up last year and this year with a healthy tally of five goals in four games for Bayer Leverkusen, while still settling down to his new surroundings he was handed a maiden call up.
The 22 year old marked his debut with an assist for his fellow substitute Samuel Chukwueze and he said his involvement with the senior national team of Nigeria came at the appropriate time.
” I don’t think my invitation came late. It was appropriate that I get called up when I was calls up. Now that I am here my heart is on doing the best for the team and make Nigerians proud”, he told OwnGoalNigeria.com in an exclusive chat.
Ade Emmanuel
