‘Our invisible arc’ – Peseiro names Super Eagles star that would’ve helped him win AFCON 2023

Former Tremendous Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro, has stated that Bayer Leverkusen striker, Victor Boniface would have made the distinction on the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations if not for an damage.

The 23-year-old striker was dominated out of the event as a result of damage he sustained within the group’s coaching camp in Abu Dhabi.

Boniface was tipped to shine on the event and the Portuguese gaffer’s plan was to make use of a system that may have seen the Germany-based ahead associate Victor Osimhen up entrance.

Peseiro has left the Tremendous Eagles as talks of contract renewal broke down between him and the Nigerian Soccer Federation, NFF.

This was after he took Nigeria to the ultimate of the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations the place they misplaced to the host nation, Ivory Coast within the closing.

The Portuguese believes that the AFCON trophy would have been gained by Nigeria if not for Boniface’s unavailability.

“I’ll say that Boniface would have made the distinction with out damage,” he stated in an interview in Portugal, in line with AfricafootUnited.

“He was very assured and may play comfortably in our two-man attacking model. He can even play on either side of the strikers and that may have made him our invisible arc within the event.

“Our choices to refine our model have been restricted in his absence.”