Boniface highlights Awoniyi’s N800m cars in viral Super Eagles video

Victor Boniface has drawn attention to Taiwo Awoniyi’s luxury cars after a video showed the Super Eagles forwards beside a Bentley and a Range Rover. The two vehicles have been valued at a combined N800 million.

Boniface, the Bayer Leverkusen striker, filmed the exchange and repeatedly asked who owned the cars. He then expressed disbelief at the idea of Awoniyi having a Bentley, while Nottingham Forest forward Awoniyi laughed and denied that the vehicles belonged to him.

The interaction has spread widely online, with Boniface’s pidgin question becoming the central line from the clip. His reaction included an appeal to Jesus as he looked at the vehicles, adding to the comic tone of the exchange between the Nigeria internationals.

Awoniyi has generally kept a discreet public profile away from the pitch. That low-key image has become part of the online conversation, with fans contrasting his reserved manner with the scale of the luxury collection shown in the footage.

The clip has also fed wider discussion about the wealth of Nigerian players established in European football. Supporters have adopted Boniface’s reaction as a meme and used it in posts about luxury and football earnings.

Awoniyi’s future has separately been linked with a possible £17 million move to Coventry City in the summer transfer window. The viral footage, however, focuses on the playful exchange with Boniface and the mystery surrounding the Bentley and Range Rover rather than on his next club.