AS Roma Teen's Mum Spotted Watching Her Son Score First International Goal for Ghana

AS Roma Teen's Mum Spotted Watching Her Son Score First International Goal for Ghana

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:03 PM
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  • Felix Afena-Gyan scored his first international goal for the Black Stars of Ghana in the AFCON qualifiers
  • The mother of the 19-year-old was at the Cape Coast stadium to cheer her son on as her netted his debut goal
  • Ghana thumped Madagascar in their opening Group E game to begin the AFCON qualifiers on a winning note

Mother of 19-year-old Ghana forward, Felix Afena-Gyan, was at the Cape Coast stadium to support her son in the AFCON qualifier against Madagascar.

The AS Roma star opened his goal-scoring account for the Black Stars with a flicking strike as Ghana thumped Madagascar 3-0 in Cape Coast.

In photos posted on social media, Madam Juliet Adubea celebrated as her son scored his first international goal for the Black Stars.

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Felix Afena-Gyan's mother spotted supporting son during match against Madagascar. Credit: @GhanaBlackstars @Blaqqkoffi
Source: Twitter

Having provided the assist for the opener, which was powered home by Mohammed Kudus, Afena-Gyan flicked home Mensah's cross two minutes later.

Osman Bukari completed the scoring with a brilliant one-on-one as Ghana made light work of Madagascar.

The Black Stars will travel to the Central African Republic for the second game of the Group on Sunday.

Felix Afena-Gyan nets first Ghana goal in victory over Madagascar

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Felix Afena Gyan has netted his first international goal for Ghana as they lead Madagascar 2-0 in a 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying game on Wednesday.

The AS Roma forward connected to Gideon Mensah's ball to give Ghana a second goal at the Cape Coast Stadium.

It took the 19-year-old striker three games to score his debut goal for the four-time African champions.

Ghanaian praise Felix Afena-Gyan after scoring maiden Black Stars goal

Ghanaians took to social media to heap praise on teen sensation Felix Afena-Gyan after scoring his maiden goal for the Black Stars.

The 19-year-old forward needed only three games to break his goalscoring duck for the national team, when he scored in Ghana's comprehensive win over Madagascar in the 2023 AFCON qualifiers.

Aside his goal, Afena-Gyan also contributed with an assist before he was substituted later on in the game by head coach Otto Addo.

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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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