Izuchukwu OkosiNigeria international Taiwo Awoniyi is set to undergo a scan as he aims to return to action for his Premier League side
Premier League side Nottingham Forest have been handed a boost in their efforts to avoid relegation from the topflight as Super Eagles striker Taiwo Awoniyi is set to undergo a scan on his injured thigh.
Manager Nuno Espirito Santo while addressing the media in his press conference revealed that the Nigerian will undergo the process in the coming week.
Awoniyi who missed Nigeria’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations campaign in Ivory Coast copped the injury before the team’s league game against Luton Town and has missed the last four games for the onetime European champions.
In his absence, New Zealand international, Chris Wood have scored four league goals as they battle to escape relegation after being docked four points by the Premier League for breaching financial fair play rules.
English tabloid, The Telegraph, in its piece disclosed that should Awoniyi be cleared of any impending health issues, he should be back for their next run of games.
The former Union Berlin striker has played in 20 matches in all competitions for his club this season and has scored on six occasions.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
