Davies is the country’s biggest talent and the face of the team heading to Qatar. He’s no stranger to overcoming adversity, and Canada will likely go as far as he takes them.
“I saw Alphonso take one touch and I said to myself and everyone around me, ‘That’s the kid,’” said Adams, praising the youngster’s leadership abilities and work ethic. “There was no question that this kid, he had the right community and was going on to big things.
Added fellow Liberian and close friend Chernoh Fahnbulleh, who was teammates with Davies at St. Nicholas Catholic School soccer academy: “Playing with him, it’s hard, cause he wants you to be good so he’s putting that pressure on you. He’s trying to make everybody around him better.” The bigger the stage, the higher the expectations for how Davies will perform — even from Canada’s coach John Herdman.
“It’s a stage that he was built for,” he said recently about Davies leading Canada into the World Cup, noting the usual challenge of competing in the CONCACAF is different from international competition. “This is the stage he’s been yearning for. He’s been desperate to wear the shirt on this type of platform.”“A kid born in a refugee camp wasn’t supposed to make it,”
about making the team that is going to Qatar. “Don’t let no one tell you that your dreams are unrealistic. Keep dreaming, keep achieving.”
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