SUPER Eagles striker Victor Boniface is hoping to go through the season at Werder Bremen without it being disrupted by injuries.
The Nigeria international completed a one-yea loan move to Werder Bremen from Bayer Leverkusen on Monday after passing the German club’s medical tests.
Incidentally, Boniface had failed his medical at AC Milan, with the Italian giants believed to be worried about his recent injury record.
The 24-year-old has endured a torrid time this past year with injuries, but he insists he is now fully fit.
“My personal target is to play the whole season without injury,” Boniface said at his presentation press conference today.
“My target is to try and stay healthy and stay fit; play the whole year without injuries and help the team in all aspects I can.”
When asked to shed more light on the failed AC Milan medical and how he was able to pass at Werder Bremen, Boniface said: “Whatever you want to believe in the media, you can believe them, that’s not on me.
“I don’t care. If my body is not 100%, I will be in the hospital. I will not be here talking to you.
“I was streaming when I was told I was to do my medicals. I couldn’t tell them online that I was going to my medicals so I told them I was going to a wedding… I did my medicals and came back to streaming.”
Boniface was not willing to provide explanations for the botched Milan move, saying: “The Milan deal not going through, that’s not on me.
“They decided not to go through with it. I have a strong mentality… If the deal was meant to happen, it’s meant to happen. If it wasn’t meant to happen, I move on to the next thing.”
On his footballing legacy, Boniface said: “I want to be remembered as a great football player that had fun on the pitch.”
Boniface is not in the Super Eagles squad to face Rwanda and South Africa in key 2026 World Cup qualifiers on Saturday and Tuesday.