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Super Eagles and Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface has been banned for one game by the German Football Association for unsportsmanlike conduct.
The Nigeria international was also fined €25,000 by the German Football Association for the infraction, in a statement released on Wednesday.
“The DFB Sports Court has banned Victor Boniface from participating in one DFB Cup match. He must also pay a fine of €25,000,” the statement read.
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Bofus is said to have raised his left middle finger to his players after scoring the club’s opening goal in Saturday’s German Super Cup win over Stuttgart at the BayArena.
It means the 23-year-old will miss this weekend’s German Cup tie against Carl Zeiss Jena but will be available for Leverkusen’s first Bundesliga match of the new season against Borussia Monchengladbach on Friday.
Referee Tobias Stiller said he did not see the incident, so the Disciplinary Committee had to investigate and impose charges retrospectively.
Both the player and his club agreed to the ruling, meaning it is legally binding.
Last season, Boniface was named Rookie of the Year following his impressive debut campaign, a performance that played a vital role in Leverkusen’s historic Bundesliga title win.
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