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Bayer Leverkusen forward, Victor Boniface says he almost quit football at 21 after sustaining an injury two weeks after signing with Norwegian club, FK Bod\u00f8\/Glimt in 2019.<\/p>\n
The 23-year-old described his stint in Norway as \u201cchaotic,\u201d saying he had more \u201cbad stories than good stories\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI spent about three years in Norway. We won the league twice, came second one time. But football wise, it was chaotic for me. It was really bad for me. I think I have more bad stories than good stories there,\u201d Boniface said via Skype in the latest episode of Mikel Obi\u2019s podcast.<\/p>\n
\u201cBut that\u2019s life, you know. I got an ACL injury two weeks after signing in Norway. I almost quit football at the age of 21.\u201d<\/p>\n
He also disclosed during the interview that before moving to Europe, he was a midfielder.<\/p>\n
Boniface recently bemoaned his constant struggles with injuries after he picked an injury that ruled him out of the 2023 African Cup of Nations.<\/p>\n
On his X handle, he lamented: \u201cU20 Nations Cup got injured 7 days before Nations cup.<\/p>\n
\u201cSuper Eagles got injured 6 days before Nations Cup.<\/p>\n
\u201cNa Only God Knows why.\u201d<\/p>\n
Why I almost quit football at 21 \u2013 Victor Boniface<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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