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- Super Eagles guardant Victor Boniface has sparked contention by comparing Ghanaian Jollof to sacrifices offered to accepted gods successful Nigeria
- His remark comes conscionable weeks up of the much-anticipated ‘Jollof Derby’ betwixt Nigeria and Ghana astatine the upcoming Unity Cup successful London, acceptable for May 28
- The playful jab adds substance to the long-running culinary rivalry betwixt the 2 West African nations, who person battled for years implicit which state serves the superior enactment dish, Jollof rice
Bayer Leverkusen’s Victor Boniface is making headlines again, not for his football skills this time, but for reigniting the age-old statement betwixt Nigerian and Ghanaian Jollof rice.
The 24-year-old came connected arsenic a substitute for Victor Osimhen during the Super Eagles’ 1-1 gully against Zimbabwe astatine the Godswill Akpabio Stadium past April, wherever helium was seen calming his visibly frustrated teammate.
The erstwhile Union SG striker volition person different accidental to unfastened his extremity relationship erstwhile Nigeria faces Ghana (Jollof Derby) successful the Unity Cup, scheduled to instrumentality spot from May 27 to 31.
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Boniface compares Ghanaian Jollof to sacrifice
Super Eagles striker Victor Boniface has stirred up speech by comparing Ghanaian Jollof atom to sacrifices traditionally offered to gods successful Nigeria.
Speaking during a instrumentality Q&A for Bayer 04 Leverkusen, the Akure-born guardant confidently declared that nary different Jollof successful Africa matches the Nigerian version—a assertion helium says was adjacent confirmed by a friend.
In the aforesaid session, Boniface revealed there's a edifice successful Germany wherever helium regularly enjoys fufu, showing his continued emotion for Nigerian cuisine abroad.
When asked by a instrumentality astir staying motivated, the striker simply replied: “Motivate yourself.”
The striker added that helium would beryllium organising a shot tourney successful Akure astatine the extremity of the 2024/25 season. He said:
“Ghana don't navigator Jollof Rice, their ain beryllium similar sacrifice erstwhile you privation to provender the gods. Bro, travel to Nigeria and devour immoderate bully food. Jerry knows this.”“There is simply a edifice wherever they merchantability fufu successful Cologne, I volition tag them. “To beryllium honest, this contiguous procreation dem nary dey motivate anybody. If you similar marque you springiness up, cipher spell motivate you due to the fact that if you bash not enactment hard you volition not get to the apical truthful I bash not request to motivate you. Motivate yourself, beryllium your ain motivation.”“My grandma is good and doing well. I americium readying to person a tourney successful Akure thou I americium from Edo state, we volition decidedly nexus up”, helium ended.With Galatasaray guardant Victor Osimhen unavailable, Victor Boniface volition person the accidental to pb the Super Eagles' onslaught against Ghana successful the upcoming Unity Cup, per NationSports.
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Reactions way Boniface's effect to Q&A
Nigeria fans person hailed Super Eagles guardant Victor Boniface for answering trivial questions sent to him from his country.
Sunday Olufemi Adedeji questioned:
“So Ghana jollof rice🍲 is similar 𝒔𝒂𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒆 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒅𝒔. Ghanaians successful the house, what bash you marque of Victor's allusion? True oregon false? 🫣😜😂”Charles Youcee said:
“Thank God for advancement bro“I retrieve the time wey maine and you play shot for Akure.”Abadnego Lawrence wrote:
“Bro effort unfastened academy nine for Nigerian boys.“Really privation to travel to Europe Talent afloat Here bro 😂✅🙏 Bayer 04 Leverkusen.“One much happening wherefore is xavi not starting you successful immoderate superior matches.”LARRY H.K asked:
“Did you conscionable said ,mercy booku 🤔😏😏 and I dey telephone mercy since she nary dey pick.”Michael Jugu said:
“Na the Ghana portion saccharine maine pass.”Aunty Progress wrote:
“Yes Boni answered my question🥰.“My remark don archetypal maine spell planetary 😂 spot maine smiling similar pistillate mosquito 😁🤣😂 adjacent I spell nexus up with Victor Boniface.”Okocha speaks connected Nigeria vs Ghana
Legit.ng earlier reported that AFCON victor Austin Okocha has said that the upcoming lucifer betwixt Nigeria and Ghana astatine the Unity Cup is acceptable to make memorable moments.
Okocha revealed that shot fans should expect an entertaining clash betwixt Nigeria and Ghana.
The 51-year-old noted that some teams person shared a steadfast shot rivalry dating backmost to the precocious 1980s.
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