Lovely Video Drops As Ghanaian teen Felix Afena-Gyan Celebrates Jose Mourinho on 59th Birthday

Lovely Video Drops As Ghanaian teen Felix Afena-Gyan Celebrates Jose Mourinho on 59th Birthday

Lukman Mumuni
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:54 PM
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  • Ghanaian forward, Felix-Afena-Gyan, joined his AS Roma teammates as they surprised manager Jose Mourinho on his birthday
  • The teen sensation, who had his breakthrough under the Portuguese manager, took to social media to celebrate his coach
  • Former Chelsea and Manchester United manager, Jose Mourinho turned 59 on Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Felix Afena-Gyan, has sent a special birthday message to manager Jose Mourinho, after the Portuguese tactician turned 59 on Wednesday, January 26, 2021.

The 19-year-old attacker and his AS Roma teammates surprised their manager after handing him a cake in the locker room, to celebrate him.

Afena-Gyan, who was promoted to the first team by Mourinho, took to Twitter to send his birthday wish to Mourinho, adding a video of how it all went down.

Felix Afena-Gyan with his AS Roma teammates and Jose Mourinho. SOURCE: Twitter/ @ohenegyanfelix9
Felix Afena-Gyan and his AS Roma teammates surprise Mourinho on his birthday. SOURCE: Twitter/ @ohenegyanfelix9
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He wrote:

"A special day for The Special One. Happy Birthday to the Boss."

A shocked Mourinho could not help it, as he nodded in delight while fist bumping his players in a show of appreciation.

Jose Mourinho promotes Ghanaian teen Felix Afena Gyan to first team

Earlier, SportsBrief.com reported that, Ghanaian teen sensation, Felix Afena-Gyan, has started training with AS Roma's first team this week ahead of their big showdown against Juventus in serie A on Sunday.

The 18-year-old caught the attention of manager Jose Mourinho while playing for the U-19 team in a championship game against Sassuolo.

A game the Ghanaian scored the winner. In photos posted on Twitter by the club, sighted by SportsBrief.com.gh, the young forward is seen training with the senior players.

Felix Afena-Gyan makes AS Roma debut against Cagliari

Ghanaian teen sensation, Felix Afena Gyan, has made his long awaited serie A debut after AS Roma manager Jose Mourinho played him in the serie A game against Cagliari.

The 18-year-old, who was named on the bench in the games against Juventus and Napoli, was given his chance in the match against Cagliari, when he came off to help Roma to victory.

AS Roma congratulated the teenager for making his debut on their official website, posting some photos of his first match in the topflight.

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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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