Friday , March 29 2024

GHANAIAN -BORN PLAYER MAKES DEBUT FOR CANADA NATIONAL TEAM

Exactly one week after becoming a Canadian citizen, a 16-year-old Ghanaian-born player, Alphonso Davies, became the youngest player ever to play for Canada’s senior team and impressed his head coach in a 2-1 win over Curacao in Montreal.

He entered Tuesday’s friendly against Curacao in the 53rd minute, becoming the youngest player in Canadian national team history.

Davies completed his Canadian citizenship requirements last week, and was immediately called into head coach Octavio Zambrano’s roster.

Playing as an attacker in a 4-3-3 formation, Davies made an impression in his 37 minutes of play. He came close to scoring on two occasions, both first-time strikes that forced strong saves from Curacao goalkeeper Eloy Room.

Davies also drew a penalty in the 86th minute after a pacy run down the left flank, but teammate Junior Hoilett could not convert the subsequent spot kick.

The Canadians went on to win the match 2-1 on goals by Manjrekar James and Anthony Jackson-Hamel.

source; pulse.com.gh

 

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