Taiwo Awoniyi Medical Update: Nottingham Forest Forward In Induced Coma After Surgery

Nottingham Forest striker Taiwo Awoniyi has reportedly been placed in an induced coma after undergoing 바카라�urgent바카라� surgery on an abdominal injury that was the subject of a heavily debated on-field discussion between the club's manager and owner following a Premier League game over the weekend. (More Football News)

The Nigeria international was injured when he collided with the goal frame after coming on as a second-half substitute during the 2-2 draw against Leicester on Sunday.

Awoniyi was placed in an induced coma to aid his recovery from Monday's operation, Britain's PA news agency reported Tuesday, saying it will help restrict his movement and regulate his heart rate.

Forest had released a statement after Awoniyi's surgery, saying he was 바카라�recovering well." The team has two games left in the Premier League 바카라� at West Ham and at home to Chelsea 바카라� as it seeks to qualify for the Champions League.

After the game against Leicester, Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis entered the field and remonstrated with manager Nuno Espirito Santo.

Espirito Santo said Marinakis was frustrated because of a miscommunication between the bench and medical staff after the injury to Awoniyi.

After receiving treatment, the 27-year-old striker signaled he was OK to continue so Espirito Santo left him on and immediately made his final substitution, taking off Elliot Anderson for Jota Silva in the first minute of stoppage time.

However, Awoniyi was in discomfort for the rest of the game, effectively leaving Forest down to 10 players and hampering its hopes of a winner.

In its statement, Forest said Marinakis' post-match reaction 바카라�was one of deep care, responsibility, and emotional investment in one of our own.바카라�

바카라�In moments like that, he demonstrates his leadership, not just through words, but through action and presence,바카라� the statement read. "In the final 10 minutes of the game, when he saw our player clearly in discomfort, struggling through visible pain, it became increasingly difficult for him to stay on the sidelines.

바카라�His deep frustration at seeing our player lying on the ground in severe pain 바카라� something no one with genuine care could ignore 바카라� triggered him to go onto the pitch. It was instinctive, human, and a reflection of just how much this team and its people mean to him.바카라�

Marinakis relinquished his position as a person with significant control of Forest in recent weeks as the club closed in on unlikely Champions League qualification.

UEFA has rules to bar clubs from its competitions in any season if owners have 바카라�decisive influence바카라� over two clubs which qualify. Marinakis is also president of Olympiakos, which has qualified as Greek champion.

With two rounds of the season to go, Forest is seventh 바카라� one point behind fifth-placed Chelsea. The top five will qualify for the Champions League.