Edmonton's Alphonso Davies: From refugee camp to national soccer team
Alphonso Davies does not remember the refugee camp in Ghana where he was born.
The Edmonton-raised soccer star can only try to comprehend the perils faced by his parents in Liberia during two bloody civil wars.
But Davies, 16, is grateful his family made the decision to immigrate to Canada and is proud to represent his adopted country at this month’s CONCACAF Gold Cup tournament, which started July 7 in New York.
“It’s a really big honour for me playing for the national team,&r
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