Boniface Parties With Cubana Chief Priest and Others at Davido’s Concert After Driving Offence
- Victor Boniface is facing an internal investigation at Bayer Leverkusen after allegedly committing a driving offence
- The Super Eagles striker was spotted operating his phone while driving about 20km/hr above the speed limit
- Boniface was in Amsterdam with Cubana Chief Priest and other Nigerian celebrities at Davido’s concert last night
Victor Boniface enjoys his time off despite being under investigation at Bayer Leverkusen and could also be in trouble with German traffic authorities over a driving offence.
Boniface is currently injured and won't play again until the new year after Bayer Leverkusen boss Xabi Alonso confirmed that he returned from the international break injured.
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The striker aggravated his thigh injury during the Super Eagles’ 2-1 loss to Rwanda at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium on the final day of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers.
Boniface spotted at Davido’s concert
The striker is using his time out due to injury to recharge his social battery and mingle with some Nigerian celebrities in the neighbouring Netherlands.
As seen in a video circulating on social media, the former Royal Union Saint-Gilloise forward was seen with Cubana Chief Priest, Ubi Franklin, Zlatan and others.
Afrobeats artiste Davido held a sold-out concert at the Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam last night, and it witnessed the presence of top Nigerian socialites.
Boniface is currently under fire at Leverkusen after a video emerged on social media showing him operating his phone and driving above the speed limit, as noted by BILD.
The German champions acknowledged the incident in a statement and claimed they would look into the incident, while head coach Xabi Alonso also reacted.
The incident comes six weeks after the Nigerian forward was involved in a ghastly accident and emerged with body scratches and no major injuries.
The closeness of his accident to being caught driving recklessly raised concerns about his life off the pitch, but UK-based Nigerian journalist Rilwan Balogun disagrees that it raises any question over his professionalism.
I think this will be an important period in his career. Maybe he will learn to be more careful,” he told Legit.ng.
“He, obviously, is someone who enjoys social media a lot, and that has its undersides for a professional of his level. Everyone sees him and his conduct is definitely always going to get under the spotlight.
“I don’t think it says anything untowardly about his professionalism. I haven’t read or heard anywhere that Xabi Alonso complained about him or any of his teammates blamed him for not doing enough in training or matches.
He added that they are silly mistakes every young man makes and shouldn't be seen beyond that.
“His accident was unfortunate, and I think the driving and texting issue is quite ridiculous, to say the least, but they aren’t more than what they are — actions of a young man who is just careless about many things, including the ones that could affect his image as a public personality,” he said.
“I don’t think it tags him as a person of questionable character or one who lacks professionalism. They’re typical human errors which have been given a wider view based on the status of who’s involved.”
Alonso’s update on Boniface’s injury
Legit.ng reported that Xabi Alonso provided an update on Boniface after the striker picked up an injury during the November international window with Nigeria.
The countenance of the manager communicated displeasure as he claimed it was shameful to have played an injured player for a match that Nigeria already secured qualification.
Source: Legit.ng
