Victor Boniface made a lewd goal celebration after scoring twice for Bayer Leverkusen in their 4-1 away win over TSG Hoffenheim and has now explained it.

Boniface scored two and provided another assist to help the German champions return to winning ways after their 3-2 loss to RB Leipzig last weekend, which snapped their unbeaten run.

The striker's celebration was a hot topic, with many claiming it was disrespectful, but the striker clarified it during his post-match conference.

The striker spoke to the media after becoming the third player in Bundesliga as of the moment to contribute to three goals in three games or more after Harry Kane and Serhou Guirassy.

“I didn't want to provoke anyone, I did it in front of our fans. It's a TikTok trend from a big influencer in Nigeria. I promised him I would celebrate like that, I just hadn't scored yet,” he said.

The former Royal Saint Gilloise forward had an underwhelming performance for Nigeria during the international break despite starting both games.

The fans of the three-time African champions hope that their player can replicate his club form with the national team to achieve the goals alongside Victor Osimhen.

The Nigerian allegedly made a middle finger gesture to the Stuttgart players after Die Werkself won the trophy after a 4-3 penalty shootout win. He has now been summoned by the German football authorities, DFB, to provide answers over the alleged gesture, which is deemed foul and provocative.