Bundesliga: Bonifatius on pants-down celebration: Didn’t want to provoke anyone

Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface explained his strange pants-down celebration during the 4-1 away win in Hoffenheim with a promise to an influencer. “I wasn’t trying to provoke anyone,” said the 23-year-old Nigerian in an interview with Sky. It was a trend on the TikTok platform, and he promised the well-known influencer who invented the dance that he would dance similarly after a goal.

After scoring the goal to make it 2-0 (30th minute), Boniface pulled his pants down to his bottom on the touchline, revealing white cycling shorts. The Bayer player then danced away before his teammates joined in the celebration. Boniface then pulled his pants back up.

“I wanted to do it in the first two games, but I didn’t score. “When I scored today, I knew it was time to do it,” explained Bonifatius, who also scored the final goal in the 75th minute to make it 4-1. “I’m very happy because I didn’t have any goals or assists in the last few games.” I really need that to push myself.

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