Black Stars Youngster Features as Roma Cruise into Europa Conference League Semi Finals

• Ghanaian teenager Felix Afena-Gyan played for AS Roma against Bodø/Glimt on Thursday night in a Europa Conference League
• The 19-year-old came off the bench in the second half to replace Italian winger Nicolò Zaniolo fifteen minutes after recess
• Roma thumped Bodø/Glimt 4-0 to fix a date with English Premier League side Leicester City in the semi finals

Ghana international Felix Afena-Gyan was in action as AS Roma advanced to the semi finals of the 2021/22 UEFA Europa Conference League.

Afena-Gyan and his teammates recorded a 4-0 victory against Norweigian side Bodø/Glimt in a second-leg fixture played at the Stadio Olimpico on Thursday, April 14, 2022.

The 19-year-old started the game from the bench and he was introduced in the second half after he replaced after he replaced Nicolò Zaniolo in the 60th minute.

Afena-Gyan had 8 touches, earned 100% pass rate and was rated 6.3 by Sofascore in his 30 minutes period on the pitch.

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Bodø/Glimt won the first leg 2-1 at home and AS Roma did not waste time trying to overturn the deficit.

Just five minutes into the game, Tammy Abraham put AS Roma in front.

22-year-old Italian wonderkid Nicolò Zaniolo scored the second in the 23rd minute and added the third in the 29th minute to give AS Roma a three goal cushion at the halftime break.

The youngster was voted the Man-of the Match but attention turned to his manager Jose Mourinho in the celebrations.

Zaniolo completed his hat-trick in the 49th minute as AS Roma held on for a comfortable win.

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The Berekum-born attacker has seen his career rise like dough in a breakthrough season that has seen him transition from Roma's junior side to the senior team.

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Since his debut for the Giallorossi, where he scored two amazing goals, Afena-Gyan has been a regular fixture in Jose Mourinho's side despite not starting most of the games owing to the form of the prolific former Chelsea hitman Tammy Abraham.