Nigeria, May 18 -- Taiwo Awoniyi has issued a statement amid his recovery from the injury he sustained a few weeks ago.

Recall that Awoniyi recently suffered a serious injury after colliding with the post during a match against Leicester City at the City Ground, resulting in a ruptured intestine.

The striker, who consequently underwent an abdominal surgery, was later placed in a medically induced coma.

The club later confirmed that the forward underwent successful surgery.

In a statement he personally signed, Awoniyi said "This season has been one of the most difficult of my career but through it all. I have felt the love. With the grace of God, I am grateful to still be here, to still be fighting, to still be smiling, and to be in go...