Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi undergoes emergency surgery

Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, has undergone emergency surgery on an abdominal injury.

According to Mail Sport, Awoniyi sustained the injury during Nottingham Forest’s 2-2 draw with Leicester City on Sunday.

The 27-year-old collided with the post in the closing minutes of the match at the City Ground.

He tried to carry on after receiving several minutes of treatment.

But the full extent of the injury was only discovered by club medical staff on Monday and Awoniyi was hospitalised for an urgent procedure.

Awoniyi had stretched to try and meet Anthony Elanga’s cross and was in visible discomfort after sliding into the foot of the post, an incident which led to a on-pitch discussion between Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis and Nuno Espirito Santo.

Marinakis was left furious with how the medical staff’s handled the injury.

Awoniyi required around three minutes of treatment, but could not be substituted after Forest used their last available window to replace Elliot Anderson with Jota Silva.