Victor Boniface described his international debut as a "proud moment" shortly after the game. Nigeria entertained São Tomé and Príncipe on matchday six in the qualifiers for the Africa Cup of Nations – and they clocked up an impressive 6-0 victory against the island state. Boniface, recently voted Bundesliga Rookie of the Month for August, came off the bench on the hour mark with the scoreline at 3-0. The Werkself player provided the assist for the sixth goal adding to his tally with the Werkself since the start of the season (seven goal involvements in four games).
Following his imminent return to Leverkusen, Boniface and his teammates will start preparing for the Bundesliga top match away to Bayern Munich on Friday 15 September (kick-off: 20.30 CEST).
Finland, with goalkeeper Lukas Hradecky, were left empty-handed on Sunday night. Following the 1-0 win in Kazakhstan, the Bayer 04 captain and his fellow countrymen suffered a 1-0 defeat against Denmark on matchday six in the Euro qualifiers. The only goal of the game was scored on 86 minutes. That means the Finns lose top spot and are now third in Group H a point behind Denmark and group leaders Slovenia.
Czechia played a friendly in Hungary on Sunday night. A goalless first half was followed by the hosts taking the lead on 52 minutes with the Czechs levelling ten minutes later for the final score of 1-1. Bayer 04 striker Adam Hlozek started for Czechia and played for 83 minutes.
Jonas Hofmann, Jonathan Tah and Florian Wirtz (Germany)
12.09: Germany vs France (Friendly)
Exequiel Palacios (Argentina)
12.09: Bolivia vs Argentina (World Cup qualifier)
Granit Xhaka (Switzerland)
12.09: Switzerland vs Andorra (Euro qualifier)
Josip Stanisic (Croatia)
11.09: Armenia vs Croatia (Euro qualifier)
Edmond Tapsoba (Burkina Faso)
12.09: Morocco vs Burkina Faso (Friendly)
Amine Adli (Morocco)
12.09: Morocco vs Burkina Faso (Friendly)
Odilon Kossounou (Ivory Coast)
12.09: Ivory Coast vs Mali (Friendly)
Noah Mbamba (Belgium U19)
04-12.09: Training camp in Belgium
Madi Monamay (Belgium U18)
05-13.09: Tournament in Sweden
Just twelve days after the head-to-head in the league, the Bayer 04 Women again entertain Turbine Potsdam at the Ulrich Haberland Stadium. In contrast to the 3-0 win on Bundesliga Matchday 9, this time it is not about picking up three points. On Friday, 22 November (kick-off: 18.00 CET) it is all about going through to the quarter-finals in the DFB Pokal. Werkself TV will broadcast the match live and exclusively via a free stream.
Show moreThe brand-new Bayer 04 Fanzone in the South Stand at the BayArena has opened for all Werkself fans. The official launch of the 700 square metre plus state-of-the-art interactive shopping and world of experience on Wednesday afternoon followed an exclusive event the night before. The symbolic starting shot was made by special honoured guests before several hundred fans were able to gain their first impressions of the numerous products and interactive facilities – and the response has been very positive.
Show moreTwelve Werkself players have been selected for their national teams in the final international break of the year, with the Leverkusen's international players competing in the final group matches in the UEFA Nations League, in qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup or the Africa Cup of Nations. We round up all the results involving Bayer 04 players here.
Show moreFive players in the Bayer 04 Women squad have been selected for the Germany U23s for two international fixtures. That was announced by the German Football Association (DFB) on Tuesday afternoon.
Show moreBayer 04’s Bundesliga game at home to St. Pauli on Saturday, 7 December will be the next district matchday of the season, with the district of Hitdorf being the stage for numerous activities in the week building up to the fixture against the promoted side.
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