Excitement As Felix Afena-Gyan Celebrates Reaching UEFA Europa Conference League Final

Excitement As Felix Afena-Gyan Celebrates Reaching UEFA Europa Conference League Final

Isaac Darko
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:01 PM
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  • AS Roma have reached the final of the Europa Conference League after beating Leicester City 1-0 on Thursday night, 4 May
  • Felix Afena-Gyan and his teammates celebrated in style in the dressing room moments qualifying for the Europa Conference League final
  • The Italian giants play Dutch outfit Feyenoord in the final on Wednesday, May 25 at the Arena Kombëtare in Tirana, Albania

Felix Afena-Gyan and his AS Roma teammates celebrated into the night after booking their place in the Europa Conference League final by beating Leicester City 1-0 at Stadio Olimpico.

Having drawn the away leg 1-1, the Giallorossi scored the only goal of the game after Tammy Abraham nodded home into an open goal in the first half.

Jose Mourinho's men will play in a European Cup final for the first time in twenty-eight years against Feyenoord in Tirana on May 25.

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Felix Afena-Gyan and his teammates celebrated in style in the dressing room moments qualifying for Conference League final. Credit: @ohenegyanfelix9
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And after celebrating on the pitch after the game, Afena-Gyan and his Roma teammates retired to the dressing room to carry on the party.

The 19-year-old shared pictures of his team-mates going nuts in wild scenes while they celebrated a first final in the competition since 1984.

Afena-Gyan tweeted a picture from the dressing room which read:

"Still in jubilation mood. So proud to be part of this team. #UECLfinal #ASRoma ❤ ".

José Mourinho in ‘Special Tears’ As Roma Reach UEFA Conference League Finals

Meanwhile, AS Roma boss José Mourinho was reduced to uncontrollable tears as he guided the Italian giants to the UEFA Europa Conference League finals on Thursday evening.

The self-acclaimed 'Special One' could not hide his emotions as Roma booked their tickets to the newly introduced European competition, UEFA Conference League.

The former Manchester United and Real Madrid trainer was seen pacing up and down as the game drew to its closure before eventually embracing his technical staff in an emotional scene.

Ghanaian Youngster Felix Afena-Gyan Reaches European Cup Final for the First Time

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Felix Afena-Gyan's AS Roma have reached the final of the Europa Conference League after they defeated Leicester City on Thursday night.

A strike by Tammy Abraham was enough to hand a 1-0 victory to the Italian club over the Foxes and 2-1 on aggregate at the Stadio Olimpico.

Afena-Gyan was an unused substitute as Jose Mourinho's men denied Leicester City a single shot on target in a confident first-half display.

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Isaac Darko is a La Liga, Ligue 1 and Bundesliga editor at Sports Brief with a Degree in Journalism and Communications from Ghana Institute of Journalism (2010)
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