Lovely Moment Ghana Coach Met Jose Mourinho to Convince AS Roma Teen to Play for Black Stars Drops

• Interim Black Stars coach Otto Addo flew to Italy to convince 19-year-old AS Roma forward Felix Afena-Gyan to play for Ghana
• The youngster refused to join the team for the group stage of the World Cup qualifiers and the Africa Cup of Nations
• Felix Afena-Gyan finally made his Black Stars debut after featuring in the goalless draw against Nigeria on Friday

Otto Addo, the interim coach of the Black Stars had to fly to Italy to convince Felix Afena-Gyan to play for Ghana ahead of the World Cup play-off against Nigeria.

Earlier, the 19-year-old had rejected invites for the group stages of the World Cup qualifiers as well as the Africa Cup of Nations.

However, after a meeting with Otto Addo, AS Roma coach Jose Mourinho and his agent Oliver Arthur, the teenager decided to play for Ghana.

Agent Oliver Arthur took to Twitter to share the moment the youngster met the coach, and discussed how he could be useful to the national team.

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"Congratulations to the Ghana Black Stars and especially the technical brains lead by Otto Addo. Mourinho was impressed with your technical analysis of Felix Afena-Gyan during our meeting, and you've proved it. Go Ghana," he posted on Twitter.

Afena-Gyan was given a starting role in the game against Nigeria last Friday, and was one of the debutants who impressed on the night.

He is expected to start in the second leg in Abuja against the Super Eagles of Nigeria. Ghana travels to Abuja on Sunday for the second leg after a barren first leg in Kumasi.

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The much-anticipated first-leg of the West African derby rechristened the 'Jollof Derby' was staged at the Baba Yara Sports Stadium last night.

In an enthralling fixture between the two sworn rivals, the Black Stars and the Super Eagles proved inseparable as they played out a goalless draw.