Sensational AS Roma Teen Leaves Italy to Join Ghana Team for Play Off Against Nigeria

Sensational AS Roma Teen Leaves Italy to Join Ghana Team for Play Off Against Nigeria

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:58 PM
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  • Felix Afena-Gyan has left Rome to join the Black Stars team for the World Cup play-off against Nigeria
  • The 19-year-old forward will be joining his Ghana teammates for the first team after he earned a call up of the double-header
  • Afena-Gyan is having a breakthrough campaign in the Italian topflight with AS Roma after Jose Mourinho promoted him to the first team

Ghanaian teen Felix Afena-Gyan is on his way to join the Black Stars team for the World Cup play-off against Nigeria.

The 19-year-old is joining the Black Stars team for the first time after missing the Africa Cup of Nations earlier this year.

In a photo posted on Twitter, spotted by Sports Brief, the striker and his agent Oliver Arthur were on board a flight to Accra.

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AS Roma forward Felix Afena-Gyan is on his way to join Black Stars. Credit: @_owurakuampofo @ohenegyanfelix9
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The technical team of the Black Stars is yet to release the squad for the blockbuster encounter later this month.

But the forward is believed to be part of the team.

The Black Stars will host Nigeria on March 25 in Kumasi at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium before travelling to Abuja for the second leg, four days later.

Ghana to unleash AS Roma teenager Felix Afena-Gyan against Nigeria

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that AS Roma teenager Felix Afena-Gyan has been named in Ghana's squad for this month's 2022 World Cup qualifiers against Nigeria.

The 19-year-old has been included in the coach, Otto Addo's roster as one of the forwards to face the Super Eagles.

The promising striker has been monitored by the Ghana Football Association [GFA] after breaking into the first team of the Serie A giants.

Jose Mourinho keeps an eye on Ghanaian forward

Footage of AS Roma trainer Jose Mourinho peeping the activities of Felix Afena-Gyan on his phone has surfaced on the internet.

Afena-Gyan recently went into the wrong books of the Portuguese tactician after he returned from a discotheque in the wee hours of the morning.

He was demoted to the Primavera (Roma's youth team) but was restored to the first team a few days later as he helped the Rome-based outfit seal a slim win over Atalanta.

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Lukman Abdul Mumin is a Sports Journalist based in Accra, Ghana. He has been writing for the past five years. Lukman joined Sports Brief as an Editor for the Local Desk in 2022.
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