Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi is now awake and recovering after being positioned in an induced coma following emergency belly surgical procedure.
The 27-year-old Nigerian suffered the harm after colliding with the goalpost throughout Forest’s 2-2 draw with Leicester Metropolis on Sunday. Regardless of the crash, Awoniyi continued taking part in for a short while earlier than being substituted, though all obtainable subs had already been used.
He was taken to hospital on Monday and had a sophisticated however profitable operation on Wednesday, which medical doctors say could have saved his life. He’s now acutely aware and surrounded by his household as he continues to get well.
In a press release, Nottingham Forest stated: “The seriousness of Taiwo Awoniyi’s harm is a powerful reminder of the bodily risks in soccer, and why a participant’s well being and well-being should all the time be the highest precedence.”
Awoniyi’s harm occurred whereas he chased a cross from teammate Anthony Elanga, who was in an offside place. The incident has sparked renewed debate over IFAB’s rule which asks officers to delay elevating the offside flag in potential goal-scoring moments — a rule some really feel places gamers at pointless threat.
