Boniface and Tella Influence Leverkusen’s Dressing Room With Naija Vibes After Bundesliga Win, Video

Boniface and Tella Influence Leverkusen’s Dressing Room With Naija Vibes After Bundesliga Win, Video

Raphael Abiola
updated at April 14, 2024 at 10:40 PM
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  • Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella have led Bayer Leverkusen to their first-ever Bundesliga triumph
  • The Nigerian duo were spotted alongside their Leverkusen teammates dancing to Flavour's song
  • The viral video sparked different reactions from fans on the social media platform, X (Twitter)

Nigerian internationals Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella brought some Naija vibes into Bayer Leverkusen's dressing room after winning the 2023-24 Bundesliga title.

This is the first time Leverkusen are winning the German league title since the club was established 119 years ago.

After finishing as runners-up on five different occasions, Xabi Alonso's first full season as Die Werkself coach ended their wait for their first Bundesliga title.

Victor Boniface, Florian Wirtz and Amine Adli of Bayer 04 Leverkusen celebrate their first Bundesliga title in the stadium. Photo: Hesham Elsherif.
Victor Boniface, Florian Wirtz and Amine Adli of Bayer 04 Leverkusen celebrate their first Bundesliga title in the stadium. Photo: Hesham Elsherif.
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Bayer Leverkusen ended Bayern Munich's dominance in the league in style. They are unbeaten in 29 games, with 25 victories and four draws.

In a viral video shared on social media, Boniface, Tella and their Leverkusen teammates were spotted dancing to a popular Nigerian song by Afrobeats artiste Flavour.

Netherlands internationals Jeremy Frimpong and Timothy Fosu-Mensah were also seen dancing to the Nigerian song.

The player who caught fans' attention was Finnish goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky, who showcased his dancing steps while vibing to Flavour's hit song 'Nwa Baby'.

The video stirred different reactions from fans on X.

@OlabisiLaw said:

"This is insane 😳. Love all the vibes ✨ Boniface is really reping Nigeria. Shine boys"

@TopMovieSe78979 said:

"This Frimpong guy go be bad guy😂😂😂...and see that oyinbo guy rocking the song🤣."

@engr_hafees10 said:

"I Dey notice dat guy called frimpong he Dey sing word to word. Omo boniface influence, he don play music 🎶 gv dem tired.😂😂"

@CharlesDaniel_3 said:

"Congratulations to Victor Boniface, Nathan Tella, & all the entire players of Bayer Leverkusen management & staffs!!!❤️🥂🍺🍷🍸"

@Uzochi_O said:

"Victor Boniface. Just 5 seasons in Europe. He has played for 3 different clubs and has won 2 league titles with 2 of them and narrowly missed out on winning a league title the 3rd. What a player. Pikin wey God don pick him call."

Boniface scores as Leverkusen win league

Sports Brief earlier reported that Nigeria forward, Boniface made history after helping Leverkusen win their first-ever Bundesliga title in his first season in the German league.

The 23-year-old was on target for the second game running as Leverkusen defeated Werder Bremen to clinch the title with five games remaining.

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Raphael Abiola
Raphael Abiola is a Nigerian Sports Journalist with over five years of experience. He obtained a B.Tech degree in Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Akure, in 2015.