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  • Bundesliga: Nigeria’s Victor Boniface scoops player of the month award in Germany

    Bundesliga: Nigeria’s Victor Boniface scoops player of the month award in Germany

    Fast rising Nigerian attacker, Victor Boniface has been named Bundesliga Player of the Month.

    The prolific attacker  beats Bayern Munich forward, Harry Kane, to the individual accolade in the bundesliga for the month of August.

    Recall that the 22-year-old last week  won the Bundesliga Rookie Player of the Month for August.

    Boniface scored three goals in two league outings for Bayer Leverkusen in the month under review.

    Boniface joined Bayer Leverkusen  from Belgian Pro League clubside  Union St Gilloise this summer.

    He is expected to be in action when Xabi Alonso’s side take on defending champions Bayer Leverkusen this weekend.

    He was invited in the Super Eagles squad that faced Sao Tome & Principe in the last AFCON qualifiers in Uyo but was no fielded.

    Boniface has now scooped two awards in his first season in the German Bundesliga.

  • Bundesliga: Victor Boniface nominated for the Rookie of the Month award

    Bundesliga: Victor Boniface nominated for the Rookie of the Month award

    Bayer Leverkusen forward, Victor Boniface, has been nominated for the Bundesliga Rookie of the Month award.

    The 22-year -old  joined Bayer Leverkusen from Belgian Pro League outfit, Union St Gilloise this summer.

    The Nigeria international has been one of the top performers in the Bundesliga this season.

    He  scored four goals and provided two assists in three games already for Leverkusen in the Bundesliga.

    He’s presently on second position on the top scorer chart in the bundesliga.

    Nigerian-born goalkeeper Noah Atubolu, who plays for SC Freiburg, is also nominated for the award.

    Atubolu kept one clean sheet in three league outings for Freiburg in August.

    RB Leipzig winger Xavi Simons is the other player nominated for the award.

  • Nigeria’s Boniface scores twice again as Leverkusen crush Darmstadt

    Nigeria’s Boniface scores twice again as Leverkusen crush Darmstadt

    New signing Victor Boniface scored twice for the second consecutive week as Bayer Leverkusen blew Darmstadt 98 away 5-1 on Saturday.

    The result meant Bayer Leverkusen made it three wins out of three league games for a perfect Bundesliga start.

    The 22-year-old Nigerian struck twice in last week’s win over Borussia Moenchengladbach while also netting in the German Cup once.

    He joined a month ago from Union Saint-Gilloise in Belgium but has hit the ground running.

    Boniface opened his account with a superb solo run and chipped in his finish in the 21st minute after driving past three defenders.

    Darmstadt levelled through Oscar Vilhelmsson’s close range header but Xabi Alonso’s team went back in front four minutes after the restart through Exequiel Palacios.

    Boniface then bagged his second goal of the afternoon, slipping into the box and flicking the ball past the keeper from a tight angle after a quick passing move.

    Jonas Hofmann’s 20-metre drive made it 4-1, killing off any chances of a Darmstadt comeback.

    Substitute Adam Hlozek then slid in to add another and keep his team on a maximum nine points from three matches.

  • Bundesliga: Harry Kane completes Bayern Medicals, set to make his debut today

    Bundesliga: Harry Kane completes Bayern Medicals, set to make his debut today

    Harry Kane completes his medical at Bayern Munich ahead of his £100million move to leave Tottenham and the Premier League for the Bundesliga champions.

    The England forward  could make his  debut on Saturday for the Bravarians.

    The move has seen the forward’s incredibly prolific spell at Spurs come to an end. He leaves without any silverware, but with a bucket load of goals, and it’s that firepower that will see the 30-year-old make an absolute fortune playing for the Bundesliga club.

    Kane could make his Bayern debut on Saturday in the German Super Cup against RB Leipzig, but he must be registered by 2pm UK time on Saturday to feature at the Allianz Arena.

  • Harry Kane set to join Bayern Munich

    Harry Kane set to join Bayern Munich

    Three Lions and Tottenham Hotspur striker, Harry Kane is set to undergo his medicals with Bayern Munich ahead of a possible transfer this summer, The Athletic reports.

    Both Bayern and Tottenham have reached an agreement on a £100million deal for the England captain on Thursday night.

    Kane reached a deal in principle with Spurs chairman Daniel Levy, the Bundesliga champions had to wait for the final green light from Kane to move ahead.

    Bayern are confident Kane will be signing for them in the coming days with the medicals set to take place in Munich.

    Tottenham are expected to officially grant Kane permission to fly to Germany to complete the formalities of his deal.

    The 30-year-old will put pen to paper on a contract worth around £400,000-per-week.

    However, football expert and former Liverpool and Manchester United forward, Michael Owen has advised Kane not to make the move, advising him to aim to break the All time highest goal scorer record in the English Premier League.

  • Premier League better than German Bundesliga – Tennis legend, Becker

    Premier League better than German Bundesliga – Tennis legend, Becker

    Tennis legend Boris Becker says the English Premier League (EPL) has left its German counterpart the Bundesliga far behind.

    “As sorry as I am for the Bundesliga, the best and most exciting league is the Premier League,” said the 55-year-old football fan on the sidelines of a media event in Munich.

    He also placed the English clubs “in a different category” with regard to their investment opportunities.

    When the Premier League kicks off the new season at the weekend, Becker is particularly excited about Jürgen Klopp’s Liverpool.

    “With Fabinho and Jordan Henderson, who have left for Saudi Arabia, they have lost their midfield,” Becker said.

    He added that the team would have to find proper replacements for them, adding that he hoped Klopp would still do well.

    Becker predicted a tight Premier League title race and revealed himself as a big fan of ex-Bayern Munich coach Pep Guardiola.

    “How he manages to motivate and inspire the team every time and also to buy the right players impresses me,” Becker said of the Spanish coach of UEFA Champions League winners Manchester City.

    The tennis legend also gave Arsenal, who signed German international Kai Havertz in the summer, a chance in the title race.

  • Bayern Munich thrash FC Rottach-Egern 27:0

    Bayern Munich thrash FC Rottach-Egern 27:0

    Bundesliga champions, FC Bayern Munich thrashed FC Rottach-Egern 27:0 in their first pre-season friendly encounter on Tuesday.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports the encounter was already 18:0 at half time with all the odds stacked against the non-league side.

    The German champions are in Tegernsee, a town in Germany, for a training camp and faced the local non-league side ahead of the new season.

    Four players scored hat-tricks in the one-sided friendly match.

    Jamal Musiala opened the scoring in the third minute. Serge Gnabry doubled his team’s lead a minute later.

    Alphonso Davies made it 3-0, with Gnabry getting on the score-sheet again to make it 4-0. Musiala scored another to put Bayern five goals to the good.

    Konrad Laimer, Mathys Tel (x5), Noussair Mazraoui, Dayot Upamecano and Leroy Sane made it 14-0.

    Musiala then completed his hat-trick before grabbing two more goals while Gnabry also scored again before the break.

    Bayern led 18-0 at half-time and continued to destroy Rottach-Egern after the interval.

    Marcel Sabitzer, who spent the second half of last season on loan at Manchester United, scored FIVE goals to make it 23-0.

    Raphael Guerreiro got in on the action as did Ryan Gravenberch and Kingsley Coman to make it 26-0.

    Former Liverpool man Sadio Mane completed the rout as the Bundesliga club won 27-0.

  • Bellingham named Bundesliga player of season

    Bellingham named Bundesliga player of season

    Borussia Dortmund midfielder Jude Bellingham has been named Bundesliga player of the 2022/2023 season, the German league said on Monday.

    Even though Borussia Dortmund failed to claim the title after needing only a home win against Mainz in the final matchday, Bellingham’s “performances are worthy of recognition,” the Bundesliga said.

    “The England international may still be just 19 years of age, but he possesses leadership skills beyond his years,” it added.

    Borussia Dortmund were held to a 2-2 draw by Mainz, which paved the way for a 11th consecutive trophy for Bayern Munich, who claimed a late 2-1 win at Cologne.

    Bellingham was only on the bench during the game against Mainz due to knee issues.

    He moved to Dortmund from Birmingham in 2019 and became one of the most influential players in the squad.

    His time in Germany, however, might be close to an end, as Bellingham has been heavily linked with a transfer to Real Madrid.

  • Bundesliga: Dortmund draw Mainz 2-2, Bayern Munich beat Koln 2-1 to win 11th straight title

    Bundesliga: Dortmund draw Mainz 2-2, Bayern Munich beat Koln 2-1 to win 11th straight title

    Bayern Munich on Saturday won their 11th straight Bundesliga title after defeating Koln 2-1 away from home.

    Kingsley Coman fired Bayern into an early lead, before Jamal Musiala struck at the death to give the visitor the win and the German title on Saturday.

    Bayern Munich headed into the game two points behind Dortmund, but their rivals went down 2-0 within 25 minutes of their match against Mainz before Raphael Guerreiro pulled a goal back.

    Nicklas Sule equalized for Dortmund at the death but there was no more time to grind the winner as they both ended it 2-2.

    Both teams finish on same points, 71pts, but Bayern won due to superior goal difference of 15.

    That win, coupled with Dortmund’s shock home defeat to Mainz on the same day, saw Thomas Tuchel’s team leapfrog their rivals into first place and steal the Bundesliga crown Bayern have now won the championship 11 times in a row.

    The win brings a positive end to what has been a chaotic season for Bayern. They sacked coach Julian Nagelsmann in March and replaced him with Tuchel, but the ex-Chelsea coach’s tenure has not been a smooth one.

     

     

  • Bundesliga: Bayern, Dortmund take title challenge to the wire

    Bundesliga: Bayern, Dortmund take title challenge to the wire

    With two games remaining to go in the Bundesliga, both Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are in the fight to finish.

    Dortmund cut Bayern’s four points to just one after defeating Monchengladbach 5-2 in a thrilling Bundesliga encounter.

    Bayern had initially brushed Schalke- 04 by 6-0 at the Allianz Arena.

    A measured Bayern manager Thomas Tuchel said his side “made a step in the right direction — our buried self confidence is coming back” but said “there’s no reason for euphoria, we’ll be tested again on Saturday (against RB Leipzig).”

    Veteran Bayern captain Thomas Mueller, given a starting berth after being named on the bench in his side’s last two matches, settled the home side’s nerves early, slotting in after 21 minutes, his first goal in eight matches.

    Joshua Kimmich doubled Bayern’s lead shortly after, converting a penalty despite losing his footing after Jamal Musiala copped an arm in the box.

    Bayern have dominated the Bundesliga for a decade and will be gunning for their 11th straight title but this time not with a big fight from Borrussia Dortmund.

    Borussia Dortmund scored four goals in a dazzling 32-minute first-half spell to ease past Borussia Moenchengladbach 5-2 on Saturday and stay in the title hunt with two matches left in the Bundesliga season.

    The hosts shot out of the blocks and went in front after five minutes when Donyell Malen nodded in from close range after Sebastien Haller’s shot from the edge of the box got deflected.

    Jude Bellingham slotted in a penalty in the 18th minute before Haller’s spectacular backheel flick made it 3-0 just two minutes later.

    With Gladbach down for the count, Haller added another goal with a well-timed volley from Malen’s cutback in the 32nd.

    Dortmund are on 67 points in second place, one behind leaders Bayern Munich, 6-0 winners over Schalke 04 earlier on Saturday. Dortmund travel to Augsburg next weekend while Bayern face Champions League hopefuls RB Leipzig.