US Cremonese confirmed the move on Monday after completing paper works with the player and his former club AS Roma. Afena-Gyan will take revenge for Asamoah Gyan Ghanaians react to drawing Uruguay, Writer with special interest in sports and other stories of social interest. MAY 13, 2022 LISTEN AS Roma striker, Felix Afena-Gyan, is one budding talent who is waiting to explode on the international stage following his sterling performance in his Black Stars debut in the World Cup play-off against Nigeria in March. "function"===typeof document.currentScript.getAttribute?document.currentScript:null}var G=function(){return"function"===typeof Array.isArray?function(a){return Array.isArray(a)}:function(a){return"[object Array]"===Object.prototype.toString.call(a)}}(),y=function(){function a(a,b){var c=a.split("/");2>c.length?d(5,a):(c.pop(),b(c.join("/")))}function b(a,b){var c=a.split("/"),n=b.split("/");if(0
1",l);return g},set:function(){d(h+"->2",l)},configurable:f})}try{e(!1)}catch(q){try{e(!0)}catch(f){a[b]= [16] He revealed in an interview with Italian journalist, Gianluca Di Marzio that he felt the call-up was too early and that he wanted to concentrate on developing under Jos Mourinho at club level before accepting a call-up. [14] The match ended up in a penalty shoot-out, with Afena-Gyan himself scoring the last attempt of his side and allowing Cremonese to qualify for the quarter-finals of the tournament. [5][6] On 21 November, he came off the bench to score two late goals against Genoa, to give Roma a 20 win. Afena-Gyan was given a starting role in the game against Nigeria last Friday, and was one of the debutants who impressed on the night. He has been impressive but rushing him into the Black Stars will not be helpful. He is the leading scorer in the youth league in Italy, after netting six goals in 5 matches this season. The youngster scored his debut goal for the Black Stars against Madagascar in the AFCON 2023 qualifier at the Cape Coast Sports Stadium. Gyan scored and created a goal as Roma thumped Genoa 5-0. Playing upfront alone means he needs improve his hold up play and make the ball stick. Afena-Gyan and Asamoah Gyan. Click to reveal "He is a very good player [but] I dont think we need to rush Afena-Gyan. Felix Afena-Gyan made history after being a part of the Black Stars team that qualified for the 2022 World Cup Two years ago the AS Roma forward was just a high school going kid with dreams of playing football The 19-year-old has now made it to the biggest sporting stage after helping the Black Stars reach Qatar 2022 #CremoneseRoma . (m=!0,l=a,b()):d(19):d(20)},add:function(a){"function"===typeof a? From the Sunyani district of Ghana to Mourinho buying him trainers in the Eternal City, Afena-Gyan has come a long way in a short period of time. Ghana travels to Abuja on Sunday for the second leg after a barren first leg in Kumasi. b(a,"js",!1);return u(a)&&a in h? [10], On 6 July 2022, he officially renewed his contract with Roma until 2026. There are several actions that could trigger this block including submitting a certain word or phrase, a SQL command or malformed data. This season looks set to be the turn of Felix Afena-Gyan. The Ghana international unintentionally injured the Dutchman in training while he was still. 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[14], On 4 November 2021, Afena-Gyan received his first call-up by the Ghana national team. The two nations are paired in Group H, alongside Cristiano Ronaldos Portugal and Heung-Min Sons South Korea. async: 1, noDfp: 1, Whiles Asamoah Gyan is no longer in the national team, AS Roma starlet Afena-Gyan is now starting his international career and some Ghanaians believe he will take revenge against Uruguay on behalf of his senior namesake. "I have watched all his games he has played and I think he is the future for the Black Stars but we must admit that he is young and we must not rush him. 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