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Boniface, Tella join Super Eagles legend Kanu Nwankwo in exclusive club after Bundesliga win

Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella played a major role as Bayer Leverkusen won the Bundesliga in style.
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Bayer Leverkusen ended the season unbeaten, winning 28 games and drawing just 6. Nigerian stars Victor Boniface and Nathan Tella contributed greatly to the team's cause.

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Nathan Tella scored 5 goals in 24 Bundesliga appearances, while Boniface scored 13 goals in 22 games despite missing nearly 3 months with injury.

Xabi Alonso's men finished 17 points clear of second-placed Stuttgart, as they ended Bayern Munich's 11-year hold on the crown.

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Boniface, Tella join Kanu Nwankwo as unbeaten Nigerians

Victor Boniface: Super Eagles striker celebrates Leverkusen's UNBEATEN season with Nigerian flag

Boniface and Tella joined Arsenal icon legend Kanu Nwankwo as the only Nigerians ever to win a league title in an unbeaten season.

Kanu was part of the Arsenal Invincibles squad in 2004, scoring 3 goals in 24 appearances.

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