Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface has acknowledged his accomplishment of breaking a 29-year-old record in the German Bundesliga. He now holds the record for the most shots on goal after five rounds of games, surpassing the previous record of 25 shots held by Uwe Wegmann during the 1994/1995 season.
Boniface achieved this milestone on Sunday during Bayer Leverkusen’s 4-1 victory over newly promoted Heidenheim at the BayArena. In addition to this achievement, the former Royale Union Saint-Gilloise striker also played a role in two of Bayer Leverkusen’s goals, making it a standout performance for him.
However, in his remarks after the match, Boniface expressed his dissatisfaction with breaking the long-standing record, as he believed he could have performed even better. He remarked, “If you have 38 shots on goal as a player, you should have scored at least 25 goals. So I don’t want to commend myself for that.”
Notably, Boniface has only failed to make a goal contribution for Bayer Leverkusen on one occasion this season, which took place during their 2-2 draw with Bayern Munich on matchday 4 of the Bundesliga. Thus far, he has tallied a total of 8 goals across all competitions for the Black and Reds in this campaign.