Nigerian Striker Nets Hat-trick, Breaks 15-year Record In UEFA Champions League

• Victor Boniface was on fire on Wednesday night, 6 July, as the Nigerian striker scored a hat-trick in Champions League preliminaries
• The Nigerian star was the scorer of all the goals that helped Bodø/Glimt beat Klaksvik 3-0 in front of their fans
• Boniface could be invited into the Super Eagles of Nigeria when the 2023 AFCON qualifiers resume in September

Nigerian striker Victor Boniface has recorded his name in the history books of the Champions League after scoring all goals for Bodo Glimt in their 3-0 victory over Klaksvik in preliminaries.

Victor Boniface's incredible performance on Wednesday night, 6 July, now makes him the first player to score a hat-trick for a Norwegian club since 2007.

Playing in front of their fans, Victor Boniface and his teammates were tipped to record an emphatic win and they did not disappoint in the encounter.

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When did Victor Boniface score his goals?

Bodø/Glimt were ahead in the 11th minute when Victor Boniface opened the scoring for his side and scored his second goal in the 31st minute.

According to the reports on Soccernet and Footballlive, Victor Boniface scored his third goal in the 58th minute via a penalty.

Boniface now enters the record books as only the second Nigerian to score a UCL hat-trick after Yakubu Aiyegbeni, who was the first.

In 2002, Aiyegbeni guided Maccabi Haifa to a 3-0 win against Olympiacos and held the record, albeit in the tournament proper.

Bayern Munich ready to table €120M bid to sign top Super Eagles striker Victor Osimhen

Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen could be on the verge of joining Bayern Munich this summer as the Bundesliga champions are weighing up an astronomical bid for the Nigerian.

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Osimhen has been hugely impressive for the Serie A giants since joining the club in 2020 from Lille and emerged as the team’s top scorer in the 2021/22 campaign with 18 goals in all competitions.

The 23-year-old’s performances have now attracted the interest of Bayern Munich, who are now willing to table €120m to sign the Nigerian forward from Napoli.

With Robert Lewandowski ready to dump the Bundesliga champions for a move to Barcelona, the Bavarians believe Osimhen will be an ideal replacement for the Polish striker.