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Roma teenager Afena-Gyan plays down apparent racist remark

Roma's Felix Afena-Gyan (64) celebrates after scoring against Genoa in an Italian Serie A soccer match at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 21, 2021. (AP)

The heart-warming moment AS Roma manager Jose Mourinho gifted Felix Afena-Gyan a new pair of trainers after his two goals as a substitute at Genoa in Serie A on Sunday was overshadowed by an apparent racist remark made by somebody in the room.

In a video posted online by the Ghanaian forward on Monday, an unidentified man off-camera can be heard saying in Italian "there are bananas inside" as the 18-year-old unpacked the box given to him by Mourinho.

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