On 5 August 2022, Afolabi returned home to [[Dublin]], signing for [[League of Ireland Premier Division]] club [[Bohemian F.C.|Bohemians]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/bohs-announce-signing-of-ireland-u-21-cap-jonathan-afolabi-from-celtic-41892913.html|title=Bohs announce signing of Ireland U-21 cap Jonathan Afolabi from Celtic|website=independent}}</ref> Afolabi was awarded the league's player of the month award for July 2023, after scoring 9nine total goals over 7seven consecutive games.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last=Team |first=Extratime |title=Jonathan Afolabi crowned SSE Airtricity/Soccer Writers Ireland Player of the Month for July |url=https://www.extratime.com/articles/31662/jonathan-afolabi-crowned-sse-airtricitysoccer-writers-ireland-player-of-the-month-for-july/ |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=extratime.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-08-10 |title=In-form Jonathan Afolabi hoping to keep run going in crucial Dublin derby |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/in-form-jonathan-afolabi-hoping-to-keep-run-going-in-crucial-dublin-derby/a1480936261.html |access-date=2023-08-11 |website=Independent.ie |language=en}}</ref> He would finishfinished the [[2023 League of Ireland Premier Division]] season as the joint-top league goalscorer and would bewas named in the [[PFAI Team of the Year]]. He would openopened the scoring in the [[2023 FAI Cup final]] but the ''Bohs'' would loselost the game to [[St Patrick's Athletic F.C.|St Patrick's Athletic]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-11-13 |title=‘Hurt’ Declan Devine offers no defence as clinical Saints punish Bohs |url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/hurt-declan-devine-offers-no-defence-as-clinical-saints-punish-bohs/a282705814.html |access-date=2023-11-13 |website=Independent.ie |language=en}}</ref>