The communication director for the Ghana Football Association, Henry Asante Twum, has insisted that 18-year-old Ghanaian prodigy, Felix Ohene Afena- Gyan , will report to the Black Stars camp as expected despite reports of his decline of the Stars invitation.
The youngster was handed his Serie A debut by Jose Mourinho when the Giallorossi beat Cagliari Calcio. The 34-minute cameo appearance together with a consistent squad membership of the Rome side earned him a call-up into the senior national team for the crucial double-header World Cup qualifying games against South Africa and Zimbabwe.
However, reports have emerged that his representatives have allegedly declined the invitation citing reasons that the call-up is too soon for his development.
Speaking in an interview with Akoma FM, Henry Asante refuted those allegations by saying the FA only deal with clubs and not managers.
“If it is from the manager, then I am sorry because we don’t deal with managers or relatives of the players. He said
“We deal with the clubs,” he continued.
“” When we decide to invite a player, we send official communication to the clubs, and if the player isn’t able to honour the invitation due to an injury or any other concerns, the club will write to us with reasons why the player can’t be released. “ he explained
“As far as I am concerned, AS ROMA has not written to us about any misgivings they have about the invitation of the player. So we are expecting Afena-Ohene Gyan to join us.”
“Roma has not sent any information relating to a knee injury or anything of the sort, so if it is anything to go by, then I should be very positive, and I am confident to say that he is one of the players we are expecting and, hopefully, by the close of the day he should expect him. However, if there’s anything the club ought to communicate to us, I am sure they’ll communicate appropriately.” He concluded.
By: Steven Boadi @owura4ever
