Nottingham Forest ahead, Taiwo Awoniyi will miss the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) attributable to a groin harm.

The 26-year-old sustained the harm throughout Nigeria’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier towards Lesotho.

Awoniyi was changed by Terem Moffi within the 59th minute of the match. Following the harm, he returned to his membership for evaluation, ruling him out of the upcoming AFCON match in Cote d’Ivoire.

“It’s dangerous information on Taiwo, he’s needed to have surgical procedure and he’s going to be out for months,” Forest boss, Steve Cooper informed a press convention on Thursday.

“We’ll help him and attempt to get him again as fast and as match as he could be, nevertheless it’s a very unlucky state of affairs and a blow for him.

“He’s turn into an necessary participant for us with the objectives he’s scored and the objectives he’ll rating for us, however he’s such a superb man and a superb skilled who’s determined to do nicely, so to get an harm like that is harsh on him.”

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