Nigeria international and Bayer Leverkusen forward Victor Boniface has survived a car accident in Germany.
The incident occurred on Sunday morning after he led Bayer Leverkusen to a crucial win over Frankfurt in the Bundesliga the previous day.
The 23-year-old scored the winner for Bayer Leverkusen in the 72nd minute despite having missed an early penalty as the reigning champions beat Frankfurt 2-1.
Boniface shared images of the damaged car on Instagram Stories, thanking God for sparing his life.
“God said it’s not yet my time. Na so una for hear say my enemy don die,” he wrote.
“Boniface was on the A3 between Bad Camberg and Idstein on his way to Frankfurt Airport shortly after seven on a training-free Sunday, where he wanted to pick up friends, when the Mercedes collided with a truck,” the website wrote.
“The striker was not behind the wheel himself; he was just a passenger.
“According to the police, the driver lost control of the car due to fatigue and skidded from the middle lane to the right into the truck. The collision even caused the Mercedes to overturn.”
Asked by Bild, Bayer Leverkusen said, “He is fine. Boniface only had two minor injuries to his hand. The driver and Boniface were treated and examined in the hospital and have now arrived safely back in Cologne.”
The former Union SG star suffered minor injuries to his hand and will be hoping he is fit enough to return to action.
This comes after the Nigerian star was part of the Super Eagles team that was held hostage at an airport in Libya during the last international break.
