Nigeria and Nottingham Forest forward Taiwo Awoniyi is awake from an induced coma after undergoing surgery on a serious abdominal injury, Afrosport reports. Awoniyi was rushed to the hospital on Monday night for emergency surgery due to the injury he sustained in Forest’s 2-2 draw against Leicester City on Sunday. The Nigerian collided with the goalpost inside Forest’s City Ground, and reports suggest that the 27-year-old...
Nigerian forward Taiwo Awoniyi is “recovering well” after undergoing emergency abdominal surgery, Nottingham Forest confirmed on Tuesday. Following the injury he sustained in Forest’s 2-2 draw against Leicester City on Sunday, Awoniyi, who collided with the goalpost at City Ground, had to undergo emergency surgery on Monday night. A statement from the club on X, read: “Nottingham Forest can confirm that Taiwo Awoniyi is recovering well...
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has defended his actions towards manager Nuno Espirito Santo following Sunday's 2-2 draw with already-relegated Leicester City, Afrosport reports. The Greek billionaire approached Espirito Santo after the game to vent his frustration over the use of Nigeria striker Taiwo Awoniyi who came off the bench and was in discomfort after colliding with the goalpost in an attempt to connect with an...
Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis has been handed a five-match ban for spitting on the floor as match officials walked past him in the tunnel following his side's 1-0 home defeat to Fulham last month, Afrosport reports . An independent regulatory commission found Marinakis guilty of "inexcusably displaying disrespectful behaviour" towards the match officials in the Premier League matchday six fixture against Fulham at the City...
Evangelos Marinakis, the owner of Nottingham Forest, has affirmed that Steve Cooper will remain manager despite the club’s struggles in the Premier League this season. The East Midlands outfit returned to the English top-flight after a 23-year absence but they have struggled for form even after spending more than £150 million signing 30 players in two transfer windows. The transfer deals include seven Africans - the...
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