Super Eagles forward, Victor Boniface has been backed to succeed by former Werder Bremen strikers Claudio Pizarro and Martin Harnik to end his goalless run at the club.

Boniface who joined the Greens on a season-long loan from Bayer Leverkusen in the summer is yet to record a goal in nine games.

According to Harnik, he expects the forward to shine for Horst Steffen’s side.

“Of course, he’s a special guy,” the former Austrian international told DeichStube.

“He’s a character to me that you have to let do. Similar to Max Kruse, he needs as much freedom as possible.

“If you let him off the leash, I believe that he is a really creative player with a lot of joy to play and will also help the team.”

Pizarro urged Boniface to keep working hard and show his quality on the pitch.

“He’s in a difficult phase at the moment, but he just has to keep working to show his quality again,” he said.

“Hopefully, he’ll start at Werder; that would be very important for both sides. When he scores, then hopefully a lot of goals will come.”