Ghana Forward Responsible For Georginio Wijnaldum's Injury Relieved After Comeback

Ghana Forward Responsible For Georginio Wijnaldum's Injury Relieved After Comeback

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:24 PM
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  • Felix Afena-Gyan returned to the Stadio Olimpico to face his former club AS Roma in midweek
  • The Ghana international reunited with former teammate Georginio Wijnaldum
  • Afena-Gyan featured as US Cremonese defeated AS Roma in the Coppa Italia

Felix Afena-Gyan has disclosed his excitement after seeing former teammate Georginio Wijnaldum make an injury comeback, during the Coppa Italia game between AS Roma and US Cremonese.

The Ghana international accidentally injured the Dutchman in training in August last year, a week before he was shipped out to Cremonese.

Despite unintentionally hurting his ex-teammate, Afena-Gyan has carried guilt until seeing him make a return to action in midweek.

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Felix Afena-Gyan has expressed delight after seeing Wijnaldum make his injury comeback. @RomaDutch @OfficialASRoma
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Wijnaldum featured as Afena-Gyan's Cremonese dumped out AS Roma from the Coppa Italia.

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“It was a great joy for me to see him again on the field,” Feix told Corriere dello Sport as quoted by Roma Press.
“I’ve told myself so many times that I shouldn’t have felt guilty because his injury was caused by a clash, not by an intentional foul of mine. Obviously, however, I was very sorry for Gini, who deserves the best and will be able to give Roma great help from now on.”

The 20-year-old forward is enjoying a good run in the Cup competition, having netted all his Cremonese goals in the Coppa Italia. He has scored two goals for the Serie A strugglers.

The Black Stars striker will be hoping to help Cremonse avoid the drop.

Afena-Gyan scores against Napoli

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Black Stars forward Felix Afena-Gyan was the hero of the night as US Cremonese shocked Napoli in the Coppa Italia.

The 19-year-old came off the bench to score and force the game to extra-time, before netting the winning penalty as the Serie A strugglers progressed at the expense of the league leaders.

Afena-Gyan, who joined Cremonese from AS Roma in the summer transfer window replaced David Okere in the 67th minute with the visitors trailing 2-1.

Afena-Gyan celebrates ex-manager

Ghanaian forward, Felix Afena-Gyan has celebrated AS Roma coach, Jose Mourinho on his birthday.

The Portuguese trainer turned 60 years old on January 26, 2023.

In a message on social media, the 20-year-old forward sent his regards to the iconic manager, who gave the player his breakthrough in Italian football.

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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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