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Nigeria Suffer AFCON Blow As Star Striker Boniface Out with Groin Injury


Nigeria striker Victor Boniface suggested on Monday he will miss this month’s Africa Cup of Nations after suffering a groin injury while training.

The 23-year-old Bayer Leverkusen forward was sidelined for his country’s final warm-up friendly against Guinea on Monday and local media reported he will be out for up to six weeks.

“Good luck guys. Wish you guys all the best at afcon @ng_supereagles,” Boniface wrote on his Instagram account.

He is Bundesliga leaders Leverkusen’s top scorer, netting 10 goals in 16 league games this season.

Boniface made his international debut in October and has since earned four more caps.

His injury comes on top of the recent withdrawal of Nigeria midfielder Wilfred Ndidi who was injured in Leicester City’s 2-0 win at Cardiff City on Dec. 29.

Ndidi’s Leicester teammate Kelechi Iheanacho is also struggling with injury and the striker was still being assessed at Nigeria’s training camp with the expectation that he will be fit for the tournament, which starts on Saturday.

Nigeria open their Cup of Nations campaign with a Group A game against Equatorial Guinea on Sunday before meeting hosts Ivory Coast and then Guinea-Bissau.

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