Canada’s Alphonso Davies inspires Edmonton’s next generation of footballers

Alphonso Davies is the greatest Canadian player of all time and one of the best full-backs in the world. Born in a Liberian refugee camp in Ghana, he emigrated to Canada when he was 5 years old and got his start in Edmonton's local school programs. He plays for Bayern Munich in Germany and is one of the fastest players in the world.

Al Jazeera's David Mercer visited the pitches where a global icon first learned to dream.

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