Taiwo Awoniyi
9 Mar
The quintet of Taiwo Awoniyi, Cyril Dessers, Tyronne Ebuehi, Sadiq Umar, and Wilfred Ndidi will return to national duties as the Super Eagles of Nigeria face Ghana and Mali in friendly matches. The five men have been included in the list of 26 players called up by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) to prosecute the…
2 Mar
Taiwo Awoniyi will target his tenth Premier League goal involvement of the 2023/24 season when Nottingham Forest hosts Liverpool at the City Ground. The striker will also go all out to score his second goal in four games against Liverpool who will visit Forest in a Premier League encounter on Saturday. Awoniyi broke a record…
1 Mar
Taiwo Awoniyi has been nominated for Nottingham Forest's Goal of the Month award for February. Forest announced Awoniyi and four other nominees for the award on their website on Friday. Also in the running for the award are former Manchester United forward Anthony Elanga and erstwhile Chelsea player Callum Hudson-Odoi. Awoniyi's strike in the 2-0…
17 Feb
Taiwo Awoniyi was on target for Nottingham Forest who defeated West Ham United 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday.
20 Dec
Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, now has a new manager, Nuno Espirito Santo, following Nottingham Forest’s decision to sack Steve Cooper.
15 Dec
Nottingham Forest manager Steve Cooper has given an update on injured Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi ahead of Friday night’s Premier League game against Tottenham Hotspur. Awoniyi is proving to be a big miss as Forest are struggling to find a way to play without him. The striker suffered a groin injury in the Super Eagles’…
23 Nov
Nottingham Forest striker, Taiwo Awoniyi will not take part in the 2023 African Cup of Nations (AFCON) after undergoing surgery on a niggling groin injury. Awoniyi had suffered the injury earlier during the 2023/24 Premier League season but he aggravated it playing for Nigeria against Lesotho in the 2026 World Cup qualifier. The 26-year-old thereafter…
17 Nov
Nottingham Forest forward Taiwo Awoniyi has been forced to return to his club after he suffered a groin injury playing for Nigeria in a World Cup qualifier.
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The English Premier League, a melting pot of global football talent, has long been the pinnacle of aspiration for many footballers, and Nigerian players
5 Nov
Contrary to fears in the Super Eagles’ camp that the trio of Victor Osimhen, Taiwo Awoniyi and Samuel Chukwueze would not be ready for Nigeria’s 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Lesotho and Zimbabwe, reports in the players’ different clubs indicate that the forwards have returned earlier than expected. Osimhen, who plays for Italy’s Napoli,…
9 Oct 2023
Cardiff City defender Jamilu Collins has joined the Nottingham Forest duo of Taiwo Awoniyi and Ola Aina in pulling out of the Super Eagles' friendly matches in October. The Super Eagles confirmed on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday that Collins has been replaced by Chidozie Awaziem of Boavista for the games against Saudi Arabia and…
12 Sep 2023
Nigerian striker Taiwo Awoniyi has won Nottingham Forest’s Player and Goal of the Month awards for August. In the announcement made on Forest’s website, Awoniyi got 83% of the votes for the Player of the Month award and 38% for Goal of the Month. Awoniyi scored three goals and has an assist in four Premier…
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