Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi has reportedly been positioned into an induced coma following “pressing” surgical procedure for a severe stomach damage suffered throughout a Premier League match over the weekend.
Awoniyi collided with the submit throughout Forest’s 2-2 draw with Leicester Metropolis on Sunday however, regardless of being clearly hampered after the incident, remained on the pitch for the ultimate 10 minutes of the .
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Forest that the Nigerian striker was “recovering effectively” following surgical procedure on a “severe stomach damage.”
British media, together with the and , reported that Awoniyi had been positioned in an induced coma in hospital as a part of the restoration course of.
When reached by CNN, Nottingham Forest pointed to its Tuesday assertion and declined to remark additional.
Awoniyi sustained his damage as he tried to attach with a cross from Anthony Elanga.The 27-year-old stretched to make contact with the ball in an try to attain, however in his efforts, collided with the body of the purpose; it later turned out that Elanga had been offside however the sideline official didn’t increase their flag till after Awoniyi had struck the submit.
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Awoniyi acquired prolonged therapy on the afterwards however was deemed OK to proceed – Forest made its remaining permitted substitution after Awoniyi signaled he was match to stay taking part in – regardless of being in clear discomfort.
Awoniyi sustained an damage after colliding with the submit throughout the Premier League match towards Leicester Metropolis. – Jacob King/Press Affiliation/AP
In line with Forest’s Tuesday assertion, the choice to permit Awoniyi to stay on the pitch after analysis from medical workers is what sparked a heated dialogue on the sector between the membership’s proprietor, Evangelos Marinakis, and supervisor, Nuno Espírito Santo – an incident which had drawn criticism from pundits and social media – after the draw which left the membership’s Champions League qualification hopes within the steadiness.
Espírito Santo stated after the match that Marinakis was enquiring in regards to the resolution from the membership’s medical workers to permit Awoniyi to proceed fairly than something associated to the efficiency of the group.
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In Tuesday’s sternly-worded assertion, Forest dismissed feedback that Marinakis had confronted Espírito Santo as “faux information.”
“The reality of the matter is there was no confrontation, with Nuno or with others, both on the pitch or contained in the stadium,” Forest stated. “There was solely shared frustration between all of us that the medical group ought to by no means have allowed the participant to proceed.
“We urge former coaches and gamers, and different public figures within the sport, to withstand the urge to hurry to judgement and faux information on-line, particularly when they don’t have the complete info and context.”
Forest referred to as the response to Marinakis and Espírito Santo’s on-field dialogue “baseless and ill-informed outrage for the needs of private social media traction.”
Since becoming a member of Forest from Union Berlin in Germany in 2022, Awoniyi has 17 targets in 73 Premier League appearances for the membership.
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