Nottingham Forest star Taiwo Awoniyi has reportedly been placed in an ‘induced coma’ following his injury against Leicester over the weekend.
The forward crashed into the post at the City Ground and received on-pitch treatment before attempting to continue.
It quickly became apparent that Awoniyi was unable to play through the pain and he was withdrawn, with Nuno Espirito Santo unable to bring on a replacement as he had already used his fifth substitution by that time.
Nottingham Forest issue statement after Taiwo Awoniyi undergoes ‘urgent’ surgery
Forest confirmed on Tuesday that the Nigeria international has now undergone surgery on a serious abdominal injury which ‘could have been life-threatening’ and ‘in some cases fatal’.
“The early signs of the ‘urgent’ surgery are said to be positive and doctors were hopeful of completing the operation.
However, they were unable to do so and Awoniyi has been placed in an induced coma and continuing to receive intensive care before hopefully completing the surgery.”
