Former Ghanaian international, Derek Boateng has suggested to the Ghana FA to check up on Felix Afena-Gyan whom he believe is going through some mental stress at the moment after being excluded from the 2022 World Cup squad.
The 19 year old after a sensational move to AS Roma, debuted against Nigeria in the World Cup playoffs early last year for the Black Stars but couldn't make the final squad to Qatar.
Also, he was once again overlooked by Chris Hughton in the last call up for the 2023 AFCON qualifiers but was rather called up to join the Black Meteors for the final round of the Africa U-23 Championship qualifiers.
He turned down the invite in what his agent described as due to unreadiness, according to coach Ibrahim Tanko.
In an interview, the ex- Black Stars and Getafe midfielder knows the Meteors will need him for the main tourney in June and has told the Ghana FA to send people to the player to let him know he is still relevant to the nation.
"If the FA thinks about him and his mental issues, they have to take a plane there and talk to him so that he feels important."
“This under-23 AFCON that they want to go, they will need him if they want to win. They have to call him not on phone but by going to see him in person. He needs to feel that we care about him because these are the things we do that make us lose players."
