{"id":1035403,"date":"2022-03-26T17:19:30","date_gmt":"2022-03-26T17:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/26\/afena-gyan-is-a-star-in-the-making-randy-abbey\/"},"modified":"2022-03-26T17:19:30","modified_gmt":"2022-03-26T17:19:30","slug":"afena-gyan-is-a-star-in-the-making-randy-abbey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2022\/03\/26\/afena-gyan-is-a-star-in-the-making-randy-abbey\/","title":{"rendered":"Afena Gyan is a star in the making &#8211; Randy Abbey"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/FOwz_RuX0AETmyC-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"Afena Gyan\" title=\"Afena Gyan\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Afena Gyan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Executive Council member of the Ghana Football Association [GFA], Randy Abbey, has praised youngster, Felix Afena-Gyan for his impact against Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>The AS Roma forward on his debut for the Black Stars was handed a starting berth against the Super Eagles in the first leg of the 2022 Fifa World Cup playoff games.<\/p>\n<p>Afena-Gyan came close to scoring several times but could not locate the back of the net.<\/p>\n<p>His work rate and impact have been lauded and Dr Abbey is not an exception.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking\u00a0to <strong>Asempa FM<\/strong> in an exclusive interview, the former GFA Communications Director could not hide his affection for the promising forward insisting he is a big player in the making.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a good game for him and this is somebody who just came into the team and if he does not get injured, he will be deadly to play against. He is clearly a big star in the making,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou look at his age, his in-depth\u00a0and his performance, it looks like he has been playing with these players for years. I only hope and pray that he stays strong because he has a bright future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am hugely impressed with Afena-Gyan\u2019s performance and he can only get better and that will be good for Ghana.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is his first game for the Black Stars but if you look at his performance, I think Afena-Gyan played extremely well against Nigeria and we can only encourage him to do better,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>After the draw in the first leg at the Baba Yara Stadium on Friday night, the Black Stars will be hoping to beat Nigeria at the Abiola National Stadium in the return leg on Tuesday, March 29.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"HqHHnGArFE4\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Does Tribe Matter in Choosing A Life Partner? - Awaresem on Adom TV (26-3-22)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HqHHnGArFE4?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Afena Gyan Executive Council member of the Ghana Football Association [GFA], Randy Abbey, has praised youngster, Felix Afena-Gyan for his impact against Nigeria. 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