Ghanaian youngster Felix Afena-Gyan dedicates Black Stars World Cup qualification to his mother

Ghana youngster Felix Afena-Gyan has dedicated the Black Stars World Cup qualification to the World Cup to his mother, Juliet Adubea.

Gyan, who plies his trade for Italian giants, AS Roma played an instrumental role in Ghana’s qualification to the World Cup over Nigeria.

The Black Stars held the Super Eagles to a 1-1 draw which secured them a spot at the Mundial in Qatar this year’s after qualifying with 1-1 aggregate.

Ghana qualified at the expense of Nigeria on an away goal rule.

Arsenal star Thomas Partey opened the scoring of the decisive game after 10 minutes at the Moshood Abiola National Stadium in Abuja.

Nigeria captain William Troost-Ekong converted a penalty to draw the Super Eagles level after a VAR decision in the 22nd minute.

In a post sighted by Footballghana.com, the AS Roma wonder-kid thanked his mother for her continues prayers for him which has brought him thus far.

“I LOVE YOU MUM @juliet_adubea. Your prayers keep me going.This is for You” he tweeted.

Ghana is expected to know their group opponents on Friday, April 1, 2022 in Doha, Qatar.

The four-time African Champions are in pot 4 with Kurt Okraku and other Ghana FA officials expected to fly out of the country for the 72nd congress in Qatar.

The Black Stars team on Wednesday met Ghana President Nana Akufo-Addo after securing qualification to the World Cup over noisy neighbours Nigeria.

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