Mourinho's gem affected by Covid-19 - young African tests positive

It can be said that another massive talent is was launched by Portuguese manager Jose Mourinho. After Alvaro Morata, Fabinho, Andreas Christensen, etc - this time it Ghanaian youngster Felix Afena-Gyan was introduced to the world through the shirt of Mourinho-led Roma.

However, just as everyone's interest started growing, bad news hit the team from the Italian capital - Roma said in a late statement on Tuesday that Afena-Gyan has tested positive for covid-19.

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The 18-year-old African thus joins Bryan Cristante and Gonzalo Villar on the list of players who recently tested positive to Covid-19 in the squad from Olimpico Stadium.

After his debut against Cagliari on 27th of October, Afena-Gyan also played against Milan few days after. The biggest moment of his professional career so far came against Genoa, when Felix became Roma's hero after scoring both goals in a 2-0 victory.

Mourinho's Roma play their next match against Bologna away, as part of the 15th round of Serie A. After a great start to the season, Roma recorded few disappointing results and at the moment sit 5th in the table, with 8 wins, 1 draw and worrying 5 losses.

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