Super Eagles and Nottingham Forest player, Taiwo Awoniyi, has been induced into coma and was receiving intensive care following ‘urgent’ surgery on a serious abdominal injury.
The Nigeria international collided with the goalpost in the 88th minute of Sunday’s 2-2 Premier League draw with Leicester City at the City Ground.
The 27-year-old, who was a substitute during the 2-2 draw collided with the post in the 88th minute as he tried to get on the end of a cross from Anthony Elanga. He was subsequently attended to by the club’s medical staff and was passed fit to continue.
The medical staff only discovered the full extent of the Nigerian’s injury on Monday and was rushed to hospital, where he underwent surgery on an abdominal injury, with the Tricky Trees issuing a statement, ‘The club can confirm Taiwo Awoniyi has undergone surgery following an abdominal injury sustained during Sunday’s match against Leicester City. Everyone at Nottingham Forest sends their best wishes to Taiwo. The club will provide further updates when appropriate’.
Following the development, the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has sent a get-well-soon message to the Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi
In a post on the federation’s official X account on Tuesday afternoon, the NFF wrote, ‘Brace up, Tee, remember you’re stronger than what you think’.
Forest also released a follow-up statement on Tuesday, ‘Nottingham Forest can confirm that Taiwo Awoniyi is recovering well so far following urgent surgery on a serious abdominal injury sustained during Sunday’s match against Leicester City.
‘The seriousness of his injury is a powerful reminder of the physical risks in the game, and why a player’s health and well-being must always come first’.
The club also used the opportunity to refute claims that there was no confrontation between owner Evangelos Marinakis and manager Nuno Espirito Santo after their draw to Leicester, after the Greek billionaire had walked onto the pitch at full-time and was seen cutting an animated figure as he spoke to Espirito Santo.
