English Premier League side Nottingham Forest have removed Ola Aina from the list of players registered for their campaign in the English Premier League owing to the injury he picked up while on international duty with Nigeria, OwnGoalNigeria.com reports.
Aina went off injured early into the Super Eagles 1-1 draw against South Africa in the world cup qualifiers on Tuesday. Scans showed he suffered a hamstring injury that will now keep him out of action for around two to three months.
Coach Ange Postecoglou has moved swiftly by replacing the Nigerian in his list of registered players with his fellow Nigerian Taiwo Awoniyi, who was initially left out of the list of registered players by former coach Nuno Espirito Santo.
Awoniyi will now go back into the squad ahead of their game against Arsenal tomorrow, but Postecoglou will start his tenure without the dependable 28 year old Aina who has played in every game since the start of the season.
