Controversial offside protocol to examine after the incident that left Taiwo Awoniyi requiring urgent surgical intervention on a potentially deadly injury

Football legislators should review the incident that left Taiwo Awoniyi needing surgery for potentially fatal injury.

The Nottingham forest striker was placed in an induced coma and needed intensive care and an operation after wearing a position during the 2-2 draw of his team with Leicester City on Sunday.

Although the priority is the return of the 27 -year -old health, many sentenced the protocol introduced in 2020.

He indicates that officials can delay the out of game flags in very clear attack situations when a player is about to score a goal or has a clear race towards the “surface of the opponents’ penalty”.

In the case of Awoniyi, he was injured when he continued a cross made by Anthony Elaga, which was then reported for offside.

If the flag had been increased, the probability is that the player would not have ended up with a broken intestine and in the hospital.

Awoniyi was seriously injured and suffered an emergency surgery to repair a broken intestine

IFAB refused to comment on the sensitivity of the situation when approached by sport email.

However, it is understood that the incident will be examined in due course.

It remains to be seen if it triggers a change.

The goal of the protocol, according to the legislators, is to allow more objectives to be marked because civil servants do not intervene until the attack is finished and that a Var check can be made if necessary.

The Nigeria Awoniyi star was on Wednesday evening in an induced coma and recovered after the completion of a complex operation. He was awake and with his family.