DAILY TRUST
Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi may not participate in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) after he picked up a groin injury.
His club manager at Nottingham Forest, Steve Cooper, during a press conference announced that Awoniyi would be out for “months”.
Awoniyi picked up the injury during the Super Eagles’ 1-1 home draw to Lesotho last week in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. He was substituted in the 59th minute of the game and subsequently pulled out of the squad for the following match away to Zimbabwe.
Cooper said the complication picked up by the 26-year-old during the game would need surgery. Awoniyi had only recovered from a groin injury he suffered in October.
“It’s bad news on Taiwo; he’s had to have surgery, and he is going to be out for months,” the Forest manager said.
“We’ll support him and try to get him back as quick and as fit as he can be, but it’s a really unfortunate situation and a blow for him…
