Afena-Gyan Ghanaian Academy, EurAfrica Receive "Goodies" From AS Roma

Afena-Gyan Ghanaian Academy, EurAfrica Receive "Goodies" From AS Roma

Emmanuel Kwame Donkor
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:51 PM
  • Afena-Gyan was a player of EurAfrica before his permanent transfer to Italian giants AS Roma in July, 2021
  • EurAfrica recently entered into a partnership RomaCares, the social arm of Italian Serie A side AS Roma
  • The partnership has started yielding benefits for the Ghanaian second division side as they received kits and training equipment

EurAfrica FC, the academy from which AS Roma teenage sensation, Afena-Gyan developed, have received kits and training equipment from the Italian club.

The gesture, including Afena-Gyan's signed shirt, is as a result of a new partnership agreement entered into with RomaCares, the social arm of Jose Mourinho's AS Roma.

Speaking on the partnership, CEO of the Greater Accra Division 2 side, Kathleen Arthur described the arrival of the goods as "timely" ahead of the commencement of the Ghana division league season.

Afena-Gyan Ghanaian Academy Receive "Goodies" From AS Roma
EurAfrica-AS Roma sign partnership agreement. Source: Twitter/@dailysport24
Source: Twitter

She added that;

"" We have had a lot of things to celebrate at EurAfrica recently and we are happy to receive these things from Felix's team. It will encourage more of the young boys we have to work hard."

In addition to Afena-Gyan, the Academy also has Sassuolo midfielder Salim Abubakar in the Italian Primavera, Alfred Owusu (Bologna,) Ibrahim Mustafa (Red Star Belgrade) and Kingsley Ofori Asante ( SJK Seinajoki) as graduates from their football academy.

The Madina-based club have seen a lot of good fortune recently after signing a marketing and representation agreement with ArthurLegacy Sports, the player agency of Ghanaian agent Oliver Arthur with AS Roma's Afena-Gyan on their roster.

Watch the 15-minutes explosion of Afena-Gyan for Roma

YEN.com.gh has sighted a video showing all the important moments of Afena-Gyan's 15-minute cameo for AS Roma in their 2:0 win over Genoa.

The video shows, aside his two goals, Afena-Gyan contributed immensely to Jose Mourinho's side's attacking threat on the night.

"Felixita" Afena-Gyan win AS Roma hearts after 2 Goal performance

AS Roma could not hide their love for 18-year-old Ghanaian kid, Felix Afena-Gyan, after his brace on Sunday, filling their Twitter social media handle with all things "Afena-Gyan".

The Italian giants nicknamed Ghana's Afena-Gyan, "Felixita", in the wake of his 2-goal performance for the 'Lupi' in their Italian Serie-A game versus Genoa.

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