Nigeria’s Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface scored in the third straight game for his German Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB Pokal against Paderborn on Wednesday night.
The Nigerian ended the 5-game goal drought in the UEFA Europa League game against BK Hacken and followed it up with another goal against Borussia Dortmund in the Bundesliga.
Leverkusen defeated Paderborn 1-3 in the round of 16 of DFB Pokal and it was Boniface who netted the opening goal in the 12th minute of the game.
The victory over Pderborn ensured that Leverkusen progressed to the quarter-final of the competition and remained unbeaten in the season.
Boniface has scored eight goals in 13 appearances in the league.
Meanwhile, it is a return to winning ways for Leverkusen, following the draw against Dortmund.
The only time Leverkusen won the DFB-Pokal was in the 1992/93 season, it will now be seen if Xabi Alonso can take Leverkusen to the promised land.
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