Afena-Gyan denies he’s been demoted to AS Roma U-19  

A source close to Ghanaian teenager Felix Afena-Gyan has debunked reports that he had been demoted to AS Roma Under-19, and that he may play in Roma’s next game.  

Reports emerged on Tuesday that the enterprising youngster had been demoted to AS Roma’s Primavera (U19 team) after being spotted at a nightclub on the night he missed the Serie A game against Spezia due to a hip injury.  

According to the report, Afena-Gyan’s decision to go out with friends, including Primavera’s mates, to the nightclub angered head coach Jose Mourinho and the rest of the technical team after the player returned to the Giallorossi camp after dawn.

But Footydreamsgh.com’s well-placed sources indicate that the Ghanaian striker has not been demoted as widely reported in the media. 

“It is true that the player went out and the technical team got infuriated. But I can confirm to you that it’s not true that Afena-Gyan has been demoted to the U19 team of AS Roma. It was a punishment. He was part of the senior team for a photoshoot today,” a source close to the player told Footydreamsgh.com  

Footydreamsgh.com sources indicate that Afena-Gyan may be playing in AS Roma’s next game, which is against Atalanta in Serie A on Saturday.  

Afena-Gyan has been referenced as Mourinho’s son after the Portuguese coach took the teenager under his wings. The former Inter Milan coach gave him the Balenciaga shoes he wanted so much after his brace at Genoa. Mourinho also spent New Year’s Eve with the striker.  

Afena Gyan, since being promoted from Roma’s Primavera, has made 14 senior appearances and scored two goals.