By Amaechi Agbo

Super Eagles and Notthingham Forest striker, Taiwo Awoniyi has been placed in coma after undergoing abdominal surgery in England.

He is in an induced coma and receiving intensive care after emergency surgery on abdominal injury which could have been fatal

Awoniyi is in an induced coma and receiving intensive care following ‘urgent’ surgery on a serious abdominal injury that Mail Sport can reveal could have been life-threatening.

The Forest striker crashed into a post during Sunday’s 2-2 draw with Leicester and, following several minutes of treatment, returned to action before being taken off.

Forest confirmed on Tuesday that the 27-year-old underwent urgent surgery after the extent of the injury was confirmed on Monday and he was rushed to hospital. The initial signs are that the surgery has been a success. In what is a complex medical process, doctors were expecting to today complete the operation.

The injury was of a nature which, in some cases, can be fatal. Forest said that the striker is ‘recovering well’.

Awoniyi could not be substituted because Forest had used their last available switch to replace Elliot Anderson with Jota Silva. The forward tried to carry on, but was unable to move properly as Forest chased a late winner which would have boosted their Champions League qualification hopes.