Victor Boniface Reacts After Bayer Leverkusen Refuses to Lose With Late Comeback Against AS Roma
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The African trio of Ademola Lookman, Pierre Emerick-Aubameyang, and Mohammed Kudus have been named in the Europa League Team of the Tournament.
Lookman helped Atalanta win the competition after netting a hat-trick in the final against Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday, May 22, in Dublin.
Aubameyang was the top scorer while Kudus starred as West Ham United reached the quarter-finals, where they were knocked out by Bayer Leverkusen.
The three players scored high ratings to make the Team of the Tournament, according to WhoScored.
Victor Boniface Reacts After Bayer Leverkusen Refuses to Lose With Late Comeback Against AS Roma
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Meanwhile, Nigeria's Victor Boniface was a notable absentee from the UEL's top squad, despite scoring five goals in the competition.
Other players in the team are the Leverkusen duo of Florian Wirtz and Exequiel Palacios as well as Liverpool's Cody Gakpo.
AS Roma goalkeeper, Mile Svilar, joined Atalanta's Matteo Ruggeri and Berat Djimsiti, with Freiburg's Doan Ritsu completing the list.
Lookman, Kudus, and Aubameyang have also all been tipped as being among the top candidates for CAF's 2024 African Player of the Year.
Auba has been in red-hot form since returning to France and was named Ligue 1's best African player of the recent campaign, as reported by RFI.
Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Lookman inspired Atalanta to Europa League glory after netting a hat-trick in the final to end Bayer Leverkusen's incredible unbeaten streak.
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FootballThe Nigerian star opened the scoring early in the game before adding his second halfway through the first half, completing his history-making hat-trick in the second half.
Sports Brief also reported that Boniface reacted to their Europa League defeat to Atalanta, where he was brought off the bench in the second half.
However, it was his compatriot, Lookman, who stole the show, netting a hat-trick to hand the Italian club their first piece of European silverware.