Nigeria’s Super Eagles forward Taiwo Awoniyi is on course to provide Nottingham Forest with a huge boost in their battle to avoid relegation.
The lanky forward is set to undergo a scan on a thigh injury later this week and Forest’s head coach Nuno Espirito Santo is increasingly hopeful of having him available for the final run-in.
The Nigerian international sustained the setback in training before the 1-1 draw with Luton Town on March 16, with initial fears that he would be out for the season.
Forest is expecting the latest scan to prove conclusive on when Awoniyi can return, with six matches left in the season.
Ahead of the visit of Wolves to the City Ground this weekend, Forest is preparing for a nervy end to the campaign with potentially pivotal encounters against Everton, Sheffield United, and Burnley.
Awoniyi traveled with the Forest squad to London for last Sunday’s game at Tottenham Hotspur and is understood to be confident of appearing again this season.
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