Leverkusen manager gives updates on Boniface’s condition after Libya ordeal

Abdullateef Fowewe

Bayer Leverkusen manager, Xabi Alonso has provided an update on striker Victor Boniface’s condition after the player’s ordeal in Libya.

Boniface was among the Super Eagles players who were handed barbaric treatment by the Libyan authorities ahead of their 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifiers matchday four fixture with Libya a few days ago, Dailyeconomy reports.

Boniface spoke about the incident on X (formally Twitter), narrating how they were treated harshly by the Libyan authorities before they were forced to return to Nigeria.

While speaking ahead of Bayer Leverkusen’s Bundesliga clash with Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday, Alonso admitted that what Boniface went through was distasteful, adding that the player has been involved in training ahead of this weekend’s clash.

“We have spoken. What happened is not pleasant. But he has had enough time to train,” Alonso said.