Highly Rated Ghanaian Teen Confident Ahead of AS Roma's Europa Conference League Clash Against Bodo Glimt

• 19-year-old Felix Afena-Gyan is confident ahead of the Europa Conference League on Thursday between AS Roma travel to Bodø/Glimt
• Felix Afena-Gyan missed the group stages of the competition because he was not registered in the first half of the campaign
• The AS Roma teen played a key role as Ghana qualified for the FIFA World Cup in Qatar after making his Black Stars debut against Nigeria

Felix Afena-Gyan has travelled with the AS Roma team to Norway for their Europa Conference League game against Bodø/Glimt.

The 19-year-old will be making another appearance in the competition after he was included in Jose Mourinho's squad for the rest of the competition.

Afena-Gyan missed the earlier stages because he was not registered at the beginning of the campaign, just before earning his first professional deal.

The teen sensation is enjoying a meteoric rise in his career in Italy following a breakthrough season that has seen him promoted to the senior side.

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He has been a regular member of the team since making his debut in November 2021, and has scored two goals in the Italian Serie A.

The Berekum-born attacker is expected to help Roma get a good result in the first leg of their quarter-final clash with Bodø/Glimt.

Afena-Gyan speaks ahead of Roma's game against Bodø/Glimt

Felix Afena-Gyan is confident of a positive result ahead of AS Roma's Europa Conference League quarter-final clash against Bodø/Glimt.

"It's good for my growth to be playing here [in Roma] and to be playing for my national team. I have really positive feelings," he said at the pre-match conference.

"It's hard to play on artificial pitches. You have to have a strong mentality - we will do our best to adapt."

"As the coach said, it's a nice draw, yes. We are good to go."

Ghanaians praise Afena-Gyan after Black Stars debut

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Ghanaians were full of praise for AS Roma teenager Felix Afena-Gyan following his impressive performance against Nigeria on Friday.

The 19-year-old made his long-awaited debut for the Black Stars after he was given a starting role in the attack to help Ghana score and also give the Nigerian backline pressure.

Ghana and Nigeria’s World Cup hopes remain in the balance after a tight first leg finished goalless in their playoff tie.