{"id":37949,"date":"2023-03-23T18:53:44","date_gmt":"2023-03-23T18:53:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/?p=37949"},"modified":"2023-03-24T11:21:17","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T11:21:17","slug":"afena-gyan-declines-black-meteors-invitation-to-play-against-algeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\/all-news\/afena-gyan-declines-black-meteors-invitation-to-play-against-algeria","title":{"rendered":"Afena-Gyan declines Black Meteors\u2019 invitation to play against Algeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. <\/strong><\/span><b>Afena-Gyan declines Black Meteors\u2019 invitation to play against Algeria in the AFCON qualifier.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Prior to Ghana\u2019s <b>U23 Africa Cup <\/b>of Nations qualifier against Algeria, American Cremonese forward <b>Felix<\/b> <b>Afena-Gyan<\/b> declined the opportunity to play for the Black Meteors of Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>In an effort to secure a spot in the main event, head coach Ibrahim Tanko called up eight players with foreign addresses for the match, including <b>Afena-Gyan<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>Before departing on Wednesday night, the young person was anticipated to travel with his colleagues as they began setting up camp in Accra earlier this week.<\/p>\n<p>According to sources, the Ghana Football Association supplied the Italian team the player\u2019s travel needs in order for them to use him.<\/p>\n<p>The forward, though, turned down the chance to play for the team.<\/p>\n<p>Since making an appearance in the international friendly match against Brazil prior to the <b>FIFA World Cup in 2022<\/b>, <b>Afena-Gyan<\/b> has not yet been assigned to any national team assignments.<\/p>\n<p>This season, the striker has only started five Serie A games, but in three Coppa Italia games, he has scored twice.<\/p>\n<p>Here is Tanko\u2019s complete starting lineup for the match against Algeria.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/ghana\">Ghana<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Ghana. Afena-Gyan declines Black Meteors\u2019 invitation to play against Algeria in the AFCON qualifier. Prior to Ghana\u2019s U23 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Algeria, American Cremonese forward Felix Afena-Gyan declined the opportunity to play for the Black Meteors of Ghana. 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