EPL: Nottingham Forest boss backs Awoniyi to bounce back stronger from injury

<p>Nottingham Forest manager, Steve Cooper insists Taiwo Awoniyi will bounce back stronger from his latest injury setback.</p>, <p>The Nigeria international is currently sidelined with a groin injury.</p>, <p>The 26-year-old is expected to spend around one month on the sidelines.</p>, <p>The injury also forced the striker to pull out of Nigeria’s upcoming friendlies against Saudi Arabia and Mozambique.</p>, <p>Awoniyi also missed a few weeks of action due to a similar groin problem last season.</p>, <p>The forward returned to spearhead Nottingham Forest’s Premier League survival.</p>, <p>Cooper has backed the striker to deliver again when he returns from injury.</p>, <p>“Of course, it is a blow, he’s Awoniyi been our man up front,” Cooper told the Nottingham Post.</p>, <p>“He’s out for a month. He did it in the game against Brentford.</p>, <p>“He’s been injured before and came back really strong, so he knows he can do it. He’ll commit to that.”</p>, <p>Awoniyi has scored three times in the Premier League this season.</p>