Victor Boniface pose with his Rookie And Player of the month award
Bayer 04 Leverkusen forward Victor Boniface Wins third German Bundesliga Rookie Of The Month award since arriving Germany npflupdates.com reports.
Boniface on Friday was announced as the German Bundesliga Rookie Of The Month winner for the month of October. Making it his third consecutive award since joining the Red and Black from Royale Union Saint Gilloise.
The 22-year-old, last month helped Leverkusen maintain an excellent form as they keep moving towards its first Bundesliga title in decades. The former FC Bodø and Glimt forward saw off competitions from Xabi Simon’s of RB Leipzig to win the prestigious prize.
Boniface Wins third consecutive German Bundesliga Rookie Of The Month Award
Announcing Boniface as the winner of the covetous prize for the month of October, Bundesliga English through its official X (formerly Twitter) handle captioned:
“🥇 Victor Boniface #BLRookie wins 🟰 3️⃣/3️⃣
Congratulations to @Boniface_Jrn for an extraordinary display in October for @Bayer04_en. 👏”
🥇 Victor Boniface #BLRookie wins 🟰 3️⃣/3️⃣
Congratulations to @Boniface_Jrn for an extraordinary display in October for @Bayer04_en. 👏#Bundesliga | #Sorare pic.twitter.com/HyOhohi57O
— Bundesliga English (@Bundesliga_EN) November 10, 2023
In a related development, Golden Eaglets squad that won the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup tournament in United Arab Emirates (UAE) are yet to get promised house gifts from the Cross River state government.
About ten years ago, Senator Imoke(then Governor), during a reception inside the state’s council chamber in Calabar on Friday, 15th November 2013, promised house gifts to the 21 players and 10 officials of the victorious team.
“We want to make an investment with you in property,” Senator Imoke said in the presence of the then Minister of Youth & Sports Development, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, and chieftains of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) led by the then President, Aminu Maigari.
He added: “We have a new housing estate already being developed and at the end of the completion of those estates, each one of you will have a small piece of property that is your own and that would have been fully developed; that you can rent out or occupy.”
However, coach of the team Manu Garba said it is sad that the pledge made by Senator Imoke, on behalf of the government and people of Cross River State, is yet to fulfilled.
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“Of course, we were all excited when Senator Liyel Imoke made the pronouncement at the Government House in Calabar when he hosted us for winning the FIFA U-17 World Cup in 2013, but this is 2023, and ten years after the pledge, we are yet to be given the houses as promised,” Garba said.
According to Garba, efforts to see the pledge fulfilled during the tenure of Prof Ben Ayase proved abortive.
“The FIFA U-17 World Cup-winning team of 2013 was the baby of the Cross River State because we were camped at the Princeville Hotel in Calabar for many months, and we played all our qualifying matches there. Unfortunately, we are yet to be given these houses despite efforts to have the pledge redeemed during the tenure of Professor Ayade.”
He added: “We are pleading with the new Governor, His Excellency, Bassey Otu to use his good office to fulfill this pledge made on behalf of the state government by Senator Imoke, and I’m also seeking the intervention of the Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Enoh, who coincidentally comes from Cross River State, to ensure that justice is done on our behalf.
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“We have waited so long. This year, we lost the hard-working equipment manager of the team, Muhammed Kafa, and it would be in his good memory and show that our labour of winning the World Cup in 2013, was not in vain if we get these houses.”
