Roma in a statement said the teenage sensation was fine and isolated at his home.

The player has now been ruled out of Roma's Serie A clash against Bologna.

He is the third player at the club to have tested positive for COVID-19 after Bryan Cristante and Gonzalo Villar.

Afena-Gyan has been hogging the headlines in recent weeks after Jose Mourinho bought him an expensive pair of sneakers as a reward for scoring his debut Serie A goal.