NEWS UPDATE: Taiwo Awoniyi of Nottingham Forest sends a touching message to Victor Boniface after his AFCON miss.

The forward for Bayern Leverkusen passed away during practice, so he will not be making his continental championship debut.

After it was confirmed that Victor Boniface, of Bayer Leverkusen, would not be competing in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Taiwo Awoniyi of Nottingham Forest sent encouraging words to the player, according to Soccernet.ng.

After his incredible start to the German Bundesliga, Boniface was predicted to be one of the AFCON’s breakout stars.

However, the former Union Saint-Gilloise forward suffered a groin injury during Super Eagles training in Abu Dhabi, which will prevent him from playing for his club or country for roughly six months.