Taiwo Awoniyi

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Awoniyi awarded as PFA Community Champion for contributions to Nottingham Forest

Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi was awarded as PFA Community Champion for contributions to society at his club Nottingham Forest during the course of the 2024-25 season, Afrosport reports. Back in March, Awoniyi provided meals to Christians and Muslims who were engaged in Lent and Ramadan respectively to break their fasts at the end of the day. Such kind gesture did not go unnoticed with Forest...

Awoniyi: Forest boss Espirito Santo gives fresh update on Super Eagles forward

Awoniyi: Forest boss Espirito Santo gives fresh update on Super Eagles forward

Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has given a fresh update on the recovery of Nigerian forward Taiwo Awoniyi, Afrosport reports. The 27-year-old suffered a serious abdominal injury after forcefully clattering into the frame of the post in a 2-2 draw with Premier League draw with Leicester City a fortnight ago. Awoniyi needed two rounds of surgeries to allow internal wounds heal and was in an...

Nigeria’s Taiwo Awoniyi undergoes emergency abdominal surgery

Espirito Santo provides further positive update on Awoniyi injury

Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has provided further positive update on the recovery of Taiwo Awoniyi who underwent surgery for an abdominal injury, Afrosport reports. The Nigerian forward needed emergency surgery after suffering internal damage from clattering into the goal post in the closing moments of Sunday's 2-2 Premier League draw against Leicester City. Awoniyi needed two rounds of surgeries, the second one requiring him...

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Nigeria’s Taiwo Awoniyi out of induced coma after abdominal surgery

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...

Nigeria’s Taiwo Awoniyi undergoes emergency abdominal surgery

Nigeria’s Awoniyi already recovering after emergency abdominal surgery

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...