Boniface, Tella Look To Join Oliseh, Ojigwe In History Books As Nigerian Bundesliga Champions

The Nigerian duo of attackers, Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella are set to emulate compatriots, Sunday Oliseh and Pascal Ojigwe, in winning the German Bundesliga title.

Following Bayern Munich’s 2-0 win over FC Cologne on Saturday, Bayer Leverkusen need a win to become Bundesliga champions as they host Werder Bremen at the BayArena today (Sunday).

Tella (left) celebrates with Leverkusen’s second goal scorer Boniface  in 2-0 win against West Ham in Europa League Quarterfinal 1st leg at BayArena. Credit: Pierre O. Kouédy / GB2 images

However, Boniface and Tella will be the third and fourth Nigerians to achieve the feat of winning the German top-flight title after the duo of the retired Oliseh and Ojigwe.

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Oliseh won the Bundesliga title with Borussia Dortmund during the 2001–02 season. Ojigwe was a

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