Boniface, Tella join Super Eagles legend Kanu Nwankwo in exclusive club after Bundesliga win

Boniface, Tella join Super Eagles legend Kanu Nwankwo in exclusive club after Bundesliga win

Ifeanyi Ufomadu 19:38 - 18.05.2024

Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella played a major role as Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga in style.

Bayer Leverkusen ended the season unbeaten, winning 28 games and drawing just 6. Nigerian stars Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella contributed greatly to the team's cause.

Nathan Tella scored 5 goals in 24 Bundesliga appearances, while Boniface scored 13 goals in 22 games despite missing nearly 3 months with injury.

Xabi Alonso's men finished 17 points clear of second-placed Stuttgart, as they ended Bayern Munich's 11-year hold on the crown.

Boniface, Tella join Kanu Nwankwo as unbeaten Nigerians

Victor Boniface: Super Eagles striker celebrates Leverkusen's UNBEATEN season with Nigerian flag
Victor Boniface: Super Eagles striker celebrates Leverkusen's UNBEATEN season with Nigerian flag

Boniface and Tella joined Arsenal icon legend Kanu Nwankwo as the only Nigerians ever to win a league title in an unbeaten season.

Kanu was part of the Arsenal Invincibles squad in 2004, scoring 3 goals in 24 appearances.

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