Afena Gyan Reacts After Heroic Display For Cremonese Against Napoli

• Felix Afena-Gyan is delighted after leading Cremonese to the Coppa Italia's last eight
• The Ghana international scored as his team went on to shock the high-flying Napoli
• Afena-Gyan joined US Cremonese from AS Roma in the summer transfer window

Ghana striker, Felix Afena-Gyan has praised his Cremonese teammates after stunning Napoli in the Coppa Italia round of 16.

The 19-year-old forward scored to force the game to extra time, before netting the winning penalty to help his team reach the last eight.

Afena-Gyan, who came on in the second half, rose high to head home with three minutes remaining to set up a thrilling finale to the match.

After the game, the teen sensation took to social media to express his excitement, urging his teammates to believe in their success.

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"A fantastic team effort tonight. Congratulations US Cremonese for qualifying to the next stage of the Coppa Italia. If we believe, we can achieve," he wrote on Twitter.

Cremonese started the game brightly, after Charles Pikkel scored in the 18th minute.

However, Napoli responded swiftly after netting two times in three minutes. Juan Jesus levelled for the hosts, before Giovani Simeone gave them the lead.

Afena-Gyan, who replace David Okere, then equalised in the 87th minute to force the game to extra time, before he became the hero in the penalty shootout.

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Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Black Stars forward, 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 stragglers progressed at the expense of the league leaders.

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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 joins Cremonese

Black Stars forward, Afena-Gyan completed his move to Serie A newcomers US Cremonese on a permanent deal.

The 19-year-old joined the struggling Serie A side from Italian giants AS Roma, Sports Brief has reported.

Cremonese confirmed the move on Monday, after completing the documentation to make the transfer official.