Taiwo Awoniyi is a Nigerian professional footballer.
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He plays as a forward for Premier League club Nottingham Forest and the Nigeria national team.
Awoniyi was spotted by Seyi Olofinjana a former Nigerian footballer after playing in the 2010 Coca-Cola football competition in London.
After being voted the Most Valuable Player at the competition, Olofinjana invited Awoniyi to join the Imperial Soccer Academy where he rose to become a professional footballer.
Awoniyi joined Nottingham Forest on June 25, 2022 for a reported fee of £17 million.
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Taiwo Awoniyi injury: What happened to Awoniyi? Is Taiwo Awoniyi still injured?
Awoniyi missed Nottingham Forest’s last two games across all competitions as a result of injury.
The 25-year-old sustained the injury in Nottingham Forest’s 1-0 away win against Southampton at the St Mary’s Stadium earlier in January 2023.
Awoniyi made his comeback from injury as Nottingham Forest were held to a 1-1 draw by Wolverhampton Wanderers in a Premier League game at the City Ground on Saturday, April 1.
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