Taiwo Awoniyi will miss Nottingham Forest’s final game of the season against Chelsea after a life-threatening injury, but his recovery is inspiring the squad’s final push for Europe.
- Awoniyi suffered a ruptured intestine and was briefly in an induced coma
- He is recovering steadily, walking again, and on normal food
- Forest players honoured him in recent matches with shirts and gestures
- Coach Nuno says, “We’ll be playing for T” ahead of the Chelsea clash
- Forest needs a win to qualify for next season’s UEFA Champions League
Taiwo Awoniyi’s absence isn’t just tactical, it’s deeply emotional. The 27-year-old’s freak injury and hospitalisation shook the Forest camp, but it also seems to have galvanised them. His teammates wore his name proudly in a recent win, and the club has rallied around the idea of playing for “T”. As Forest stand on the brink of European football for the first time in decades, they carry more than points on their shoulders—they’re playing for a brother who nearly lost it all. It’s the kind of unity you can’t coach.
Can Forest channel this emotional momentum into a final-day win?
