Davies
Alphonso Davies will play for Canada at the World Cup, the final squad announcement showed on Friday, relieving the nation's fears that the injured captain wouldn't be better in time.
Canada captain Alphonso Davies banished memories of his penalty miss at the 2022 World Cup by confidently converting a spot-kick in a shootout victory over Venezuela in the Copa America quarter-finals on Friday.
Davies has returned to German champions Bayern Munich to begin his recovery ahead of the new Bundesliga season.
Davies has returned to German champions Bayern Munich to begin his recovery ahead of the new Bundesliga season.
Davies was born to Liberian parents in a refugee camp in Ghana, where he spent five years before moving to Canada.
Davies has been named the 2020 Canadian Player of the Year, Canada Soccer said on Thursday, on the back of a remarkable season with the Bundesliga club.
The Canadian defender has been sensational for the Bavarian giants during their route to the final.
Traces of a nerve agent used in the suspected attempted murder of a Russian former double agent have been found in a pub and a restaurant he visited.
