Victor Boniface Does Kudus' Celebration After Scoring Against West Ham in the Europa League Quarters
- Nigerian striker Victor Boniface celebrated his last-minute goal against West Ham United by doing the signature goal celebration of Ghanaian attacking midfielder Mohammed Kudus
- The Leverkusen striker made the score 2:0 against West Ham in the dire hours of the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Europa League
- Many people talked about Boniface igniting a Nigerian-Ghanaian rivalry with his goal celebration
Nigerian footballer who plays for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Victor Boniface, sparked a Nigerian versus Ghanaian rivalry, after he did the goal celebration of Ghanaian footballer Mohammed Kudus after scoring against his club, West Ham United.
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Victor Boniface did the Kudus celebration
Victor Boniface scored in the 90+1 minute of the game between his club Leverkusen and West Ham United in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
The game was played at the BayArena in Germany on April 12, 2024, and Leverkusen beat West Ham 2:0, leaving the aggregate results to 2-0. Therefore, West Ham United would have to score at least one goal more than Leverkusen would score in the second leg to secure their spot in the finals.
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After Boniface struck the ball that fell at the back of the net, he ran to the billboard and sat down comfortably. His teammates followed him to join in the celebration.
The sitting down move by the Super Eagles striker is the signature goal celebration of the Ghanaian attacking midfielder.
Meanwhile, the second leg of the Europa League quarterfinals between both teams will take place on Thursday, April 18, 2024, at the London Stadium.
Below is a video of Boniface's goal and his celebration after scoring.
Below is a photo showing Victor Boniface doing the Kudus celebration after scoring against West Ham United.
Reactions as Victor Boniface does the Kudus celebration
Many Nigerians in the comment section talked about Victor Boniface reviving the rivalry between Ghana and Nigeria by doing Mohammed Kudus' celebration after scoring against his team.
Below are the reactions:
wizdom.ako said:
We can cook Ghana even while sleeping
s_dodoofficial said:
We Nigerians need to colonise Ghana as our 37th State. We love our small brother
nenelyon01 said:
Nigeria showing Ghana how it’s done
abdulaibenzema said:
He will come to England and meet Kudus in the return fixture.
seanvibesofficial said:
This one done pass banter na pepper ️ we do show Ghana now
buks_electrical said:
Ghanaians don't cedis coming
big_confirmer said:
He’s Just Showing Kudus How To Do It
daramola_rf101 said:
Just a big brother showing is Jnr bro how to do it.
Below is a social media post by Victor Boniface celebrating his goal.
Mohammed Salah recreates Kudus' goal celebration style
Mohammed Salah started his 2024 on a brilliant note after scoring two goals for Liverpool in their first match of the year.
After one of his goals, the Liverpool striker ran to the advertising hoardings to celebrate.
His decision to recreate Kudus' Premier League goal celebration style got many Ghanaian netizens talking.
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