Nigerian forward Victor Boniface has been ruled out of Werder Bremen’s final home game of the year against VfB Stuttgart due to injury, according to the club’s head coach, Horst Steffen.
Boniface, who is on loan from Bayer Leverkusen, is currently battling a knee injury which he sustained during a recent challenge.
Coach Steffen provided an update on the 24-year-old’s condition, stating his uncertainty about the Nigeria international’s return before the end of the year:
“It happened in a challenge, knee to knee, and it really hurt,” Steffen told the club’s official website. “Unfortunately, the recovery hasn’t been as quick as we’d hoped. I can’t yet say whether he’ll be available for us again this year.”
The injury, which has been identified as a knee contusion (bruise), comes as a blow to both the player and the club. Boniface has proven to be an important contributor for the Green and Whites this season, registering two assists in his 11 league outings since joining in the summer.
This injury also provides further context for his notable exclusion from Eric Chelle’s final 28-man Super Eagles squad for the 2025 AFCON, announced on Thursday. The forward has a documented history of knee issues, including two cruciate ligament tears on the same knee, which previously caused his proposed loan move to AC Milan to collapse after a failed medical examination.
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