Nigeria's Boniface to miss Champions League after car crash

Bayer Leverkusen and Nigeria striker Victor Boniface will miss Wednesday's Champions League match at Brest after a car accident on Sunday.

Boniface did not train in Leverkusen on Tuesday and was not on board when the plane departed to France in the afternoon.

On Sunday, Boniface was in an accident when a car he was travelling in collided with a truck on the autobahn.

On Sunday, the 23-year-old shared images and video on social media of a black Mercedes with a crumpled chassis along with images of his blood-soaked arm.

'Precautionary measure'

Leverkusen coach Xabi Alonso said Boniface's absence was "a precautionary measure."

"He has a small wound on his hand, a small cut on his right foot, but the shock is bigger."

The manager added that Boniface's absence was "more a question of days than weeks."

Leverkusen sporting director Simon Rolfes on Tuesday told reporters Boniface escaped serious injury but was in doubt for the clash.

Seven goals in 10 games

"It's still open at the moment, a situation like this is not easy and he needs to get over it," Rolfes said.

"We're all very happy that nothing serious happened to him."

Boniface has seven goals in 10 games in all competitions this season.

His likely replacement, Czech forward Patrik Schick, has one goal in eight games in all competitions.

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