Former Super Eagles head coach, Jose Peseiro thinks the Super Eagles losing Bayer Leverkusen talisman Victor Boniface to injury played a colossus role in why the team didn’t win the prestigious title in Ivory Coast in February this year during his interview with the Africa foot United.
“I will say that Boniface would have made the difference without injury,”
“He was very confident and can play comfortably in our two-man attacking style. He can also play on both sides of the strikers, and that would have made him our invisible arc in the tournament.
“Our options to refine our style were limited in his (Boniface) absence.”
Despite his club missing Boniface, they have kept their resilience firing while he is set to reunite with the club next month according to the team’s head coach, Xavi Alonso.
Nigeria, who were on the brink of claiming their fourth AFCON title, were beaten by the host nation in the final via a 2-1 score.
