Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, is facing possible relegation from the Premier League, after his club Nottingham Forest were hit with a four-point deduction on Monday.
They have been punished for breaching the Premier League’s Profit and Sustainability rules (PSR).
The points deduction moves Forest into the relegation zone.
Forest had 25 points after 29 games this season, but after Monday’s deduction they will drop to 21 points and move them into 18th place, one-point behind Luton Town.
“The independent Commission determined the sanction following a two-day hearing this month, at which the club had the opportunity to detail a range of mitigating factors. The Commission found that the club had demonstrated ‘exceptional cooperation’ in its dealings with the Premier League throughout the process,” the Premier League said in a statement.
It is the second points deduction in the Premier League this season after Everton were docked 10 points — reduced to six after appeal — for PSR breaches and face further punishment for another breach of the same time period as Forest.