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BYU safety Dayan Ghanwoloku’s journey took him from the war-torn West Africa country of Liberia to college football stardom in Provo

Provo • When his football-playing days are over, BYU junior safety Dayan Ghanwoloku wants to use his degree in sociology to open a private boys and girls club for underprivileged youth, perhaps in the country where he was born.

The first story he will share with the youngsters is his own remarkable journey as a 5-year-old refugee from the war-torn West Africa nation of Liberia to northern Utah and then BYU, where he has emerged as one of the best players on the team and a potential NFL prospect.

“People always ask me, ‘What is it like, coming to America?