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Football: Taiwo Awoniyi set to join Frank Onyeka at Coventry

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Football: Taiwo Awoniyi set to join Frank Onyeka at CoventrySteffen Prößdorf · CC BY-SA 4.0

Nigeria international striker Taiwo Awoniyi is set to join Frank Onyeka at Coventry City, a club promoted to the English top flight. His arrival would strengthen the squad ahead of its new season at the highest level, according to Punch, which describes the transfer as imminent.

Nigeria international striker Taiwo Awoniyi is set to join newly promoted Premier League club Coventry City from Nottingham Forest, according to PUNCH Sports Extra. The two clubs have agreed a permanent transfer, and the medical for the former Nigeria Under-17 World Cup winner is under way, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.

Awoniyi will become the second Super Eagles player signed by Coventry City manager Frank Lampard since the club’s promotion to the English top flight, after the arrival of Nigerian midfielder Frank Onyeka.

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