Nottingham, however, named his Nigeria teammate and defender, Ola Aina in the squad.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Nottingham Forest have left Super Eagles striker, Taiwo Awoniyi, out of their Europa League squad.
The English Premier League (EPL) outfit submitted their list to UEFA on Wednesday and the name of the 27-year-old was conspicuously missing.
However, Awoniyi’s team-mate and compatriot, Ola Aina, was included in the squad.
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Also included are Chris Wood, Neco Williams, Morgan Gibbs-White, Douglas Luiz and Callum Hudson-Odoi.
Other players who made the cut include
Elliot Anderson, Willy Boly, Dilane Bakwa, Nicolás Domínguez, igor Jesus, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Douglas Luiz, James McAtee, Nikola Milenković, Morato Murillo, Dan Ndoye, Ibrahim Sangaré, Nicolò Savona, Matz Sels, John Victor and Ryan Yates.
Forest will play Midtjylland, FC Porto, Malmo, Ferenvaros, Braga, Utrecht, Sturm Graz and Real Betis in the league phase.
