THE Taifthe Nigerian striker of Nottingham Forest underwent surgery and entered into artificial coma by doctors, who are constantly monitoring his health. They are optimistic that the risk for the player who hit a beam during the match has passed, but as they explain, it will take days until he returns.
Everything happened in a match in Nottingham Forest with Leicester on Sunday, May 11th. Towards the end of the match, Taivi Avonigi made a promotion to push the ball into the net and ended up on the fireplace. The Nigerian striker collapsed, was taken to a hospital and is now in an artificial coma.
Doctors point out that the 27 -year -old is under full control and there is no danger to his health. On Wednesday morning (14-05-2025) they are expected to wake up Abonigi in order to continue the procedure of intervention and get discharge in the coming days.
The cameras recorded Nigerian’s shocking injury, with players and spectators immediately realizing the seriousness of his injury.
Awoniyi has had to be placed in a medical coma due to this injury.
This could all have been avoided if the officials are allowed to flag clear offsides early and not play on
We all knew a serious injury was a matter of time but PGMOL didn’t listen!
– lamam liko (@cfcliamw) May 13, 2025
Nottingham Forest had issued an announcement early on Tuesday (13-05-2025) shortly after the surgery, saying: “Nottingham Forest can confirm that Taivi Avonigi is recovering well so far after an emergency surgery for serious injury.
The seriousness of his injury is a strong reminder of the natural dangers in football and why the health and well -being of a footballer should always be a priority. “
— Nottingham Forest (@NFFC) May 13, 2025
It is recalled that The acquisition of Abonigi in 2022 It cost 20.5m euros to the team of Vangelis Marinakis, with the transfer being a record in the history of the club.