Super Eagles and Nottingham Forest striker, Taiwo Awoniyi is reportedly in an induced coma and receiving intensive care following ‘urgent’ surgery on a serious abdominal injury.
The 27-year-old Nigerian international crashed into a post during Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Leicester and, following several minutes of treatment, returned to action before being taken off.
According to Forest’s update on Tuesday, May 13, Taiwo underwent urgent surgery after the extent of the injury was confirmed on Monday, and he was rushed to the hospital.
Mail Sport reported that the initial signs are that the surgery has been a success. In what is a complex medical process, doctors were expecting to complete the operation today.
The injury was of a nature which, in some cases, can be fatal. Forest said that the striker is ‘recovering well’.
Furthermore, the club accompanied that update with an attack on their own medical staff.
Super Eagles Striker Couldn’t Be Substituted
Awoniyi could not be substituted because Forest had used their last available substitute to replace Elliot Anderson with Jota Silva.
The forward tried to carry on but was unable to move properly as Forest chased a late winner, which would have boosted their Champions League qualification hopes.
After they were left to play the last few minutes with 10 men, it appeared Marinakis took issue with Nuno at full-time.
The club later issued a statement after the club owner, Evangelos Marinakis, entered the field to remonstrate with coach Nuno Espirito Santo.
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It read: ‘The seriousness of Taiwo Awoniyi’s 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.
This principle is not just policy for us, it is the deeply held belief and conviction of our owner. To Evangelos Marinakis, this isn’t just a club, it’s family, and he instils that message in all of us.
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