Soccer fans across Canada can breathe a sigh of relief. Alphonso Davies is homing in on his first appearance for the Canadian national team.
Canada Soccer announced Tuesday that the 16-year-old Vancouver Whitecaps FC midfielder has finally obtained his Canadian citizenship.
Congratulations to new Canadian Alphonso Davies who passed his citizenship test and will take his Oath of Citizenship today in Vancouver. pic.twitter.com/QjPW9kC85x
— Canada Soccer (@CanadaSoccerEN) June 6, 2017
Right on the heels of that announcement came another. Davies has received his first call-up to the Canadian national team.