{"id":827412,"date":"2025-02-16T10:12:37","date_gmt":"2025-02-16T16:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/16\/i-hope-he-will-be-ok-forest-boss-espirito-santo-predicts-taiwo-awoniyis-return-date\/"},"modified":"2025-02-16T10:12:37","modified_gmt":"2025-02-16T16:12:37","slug":"i-hope-he-will-be-ok-forest-boss-espirito-santo-predicts-taiwo-awoniyis-return-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/16\/i-hope-he-will-be-ok-forest-boss-espirito-santo-predicts-taiwo-awoniyis-return-date\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI hope he will be ok\u201d \u2013 Forest boss Espirito Santo predicts Taiwo Awoniyi\u2019s return date"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has expressed optimism about Taiwo Awoniyi\u2019s return after the Nigerian forward missed his side\u2019s 2-1 defeat against Fulham, Soccernet.ng<\/a> reports.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Awoniyi was absent from the matchday squad as Forest fell short at Craven Cottage, where their English Premier League title race got dented with a loss to Marco Silva\u2019s men.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Fulham beat third-place Nottingham Forest! #FULNFO<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/8izwmNG5tQ<\/a><\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, the Tricky Trees were without their key player, whose exciting night in Forest\u2019s last game against Exeter ended prematurely after suffering a broken nose in a collision with Exeter goalkeeper Joe Whitworth.<\/p>\n

This led to the Nigerian missing their game against Fulham, and a possible use of a mask in his next few games, just like his compatriot, Victor Osimhen, known for wearing a mask.<\/p>\n

READ MORE:<\/strong> Taiwo Awoniyi set to become the next Osimhen following nose injury<\/a><\/p>\n

Espirito Santo, speaking after the game, confirmed that the club had not received clearance from the Premier League for the striker to participate.<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe didn\u2019t have the clearance from the Premier League about the concussion protocols, so he was not able to go in the squad,\u201d Nuno explained, as quoted by Nottinghampost<\/a>. \u201cI hope he will be OK for the next one.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Taiwo Awoniyi of Nottingham Forest goes down injured during the Emirates FA cup 4th round match between Exeter City and Nottingham Forest [Photo credit\/Imago]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite missing the fixture, the former Union Berlin striker is reportedly feeling fine, but Forest must adhere to league-mandated concussion regulations before he can return to action.<\/p>\n

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\u201cHe is feeling fine, it is about making sure we follow the protocols,\u201d Nuno added. \u201cHe was OK, but we have to respect the protocols.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Forest will be hoping to have Awoniyi back for their next Premier League fixture against Newcastle as they continue their battle to climb up the league table.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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\n\t\t\t\tAyomide Oguntimehin is a CAF-accredited sports journalist and Editor at Soccernet.ng, with a proven track record in conducting interviews with Super Eagles stars such as William Troost-Ekong, Taiwo Awoniyi, Bright Osayi-Samuel, Ademola Lookman, and many others. He has also made a significant impact in breaking transfer news stories.<\/p>\n

Grounded in video editing, video journalism, social media management, and content strategy, Ayomide brings a wealth of expertise to his work.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

Read More<\/a>Ayomide Oguntimehin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Soccer Nottingham Forest manager Nuno Espirito Santo has expressed optimism about Taiwo Awoniyi\u2019s return after the Nigerian forward missed his side\u2019s 2-1 defeat against Fulham, Soccernet.ng reports. Awoniyi was absent from the matchday squad as Forest fell short at Craven Cottage, where their English Premier League title race got dented with a loss to Marco […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":827413,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[26774,73493,2005],"tags":[14675,141743],"class_list":{"0":"post-827412","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-forest","8":"category-ok","9":"category-soccer","10":"tag-forest","11":"tag-ok"},"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=827412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/827412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/827413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=827412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=827412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=827412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}