By AFP 05 April 2022 | 3:14 pm Canadian winger Alphonso Davies is set to make his return for Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final, first leg at Villarreal on Wednesday after a Covid-related heart problem. Bayern Munich’s Canadian midfielder Alphonso Davies attends a training session of German first division football club FC Bayern Munich in Munich, southern Germany on April 5, 2022, on the eve of the UEFA Champions League first leg quarter-final football match against FC Villarreal to be played in Villarreal, Spain. (Photo by Christof STACHE / AFP) Canadian winger Alphonso Davies is set to make his return for Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final, first leg at Villarreal on Wednesday after a Covid-related heart problem. The 21-year-old last played in December having been diagnosed with myocarditis, an inflammation of the heart after he tested positive for coronavirus in January. “‘Phonzie’ (Davies) will be back, the medical examinations have been so positive that he could play from the start,” Bayern coach Julian Nagelsmann said Tuesday. If he plays, Davies will return ahead of schedule. Nagelsmann had originally earmarked the Canadian wing-back to make his return for the second leg against Villarreal in Munich on April 12. Davies already had a good start to the week after being voted the CONCACAF player of the year. The 21-year-old played a key role in helping Canada qualify for this year’s World Cup finals in Qatar. This will be Canada’s first World Cup appearance since 1986. A video of Davies at home in Munich watching Canada beat Jamaica last week went viral due to his emotional celebrations as the victory confirmed the Canadians’ place at Qatar 2022. Latest NOW Canadian winger Alphonso Davies is set to make his return for Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarter-final, first leg at Villarreal on Wednesday after a Covid-related heart problem. 2 mins ago The new Elvis Presley biopic by Australian director Baz Luhrmann will get its world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May, the organisers confirmed on Tuesday.Tom Hanks, who features as the rock’n’roll legend’s manager, Colonel Tom Parker, will be among the stars attending the premiere, which comes ahead of the worldwide release of “Elvis”… 9 mins ago The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has advised political parties to adhere strictly to internal democracy and electoral laws in the conduct of their primaries, ahead of 2023 general elections. 13 mins ago The absence of Justice Ahmed Mohammed of a Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday, stalled the hearing of a motion challenging the court’s jurisdiction in the suit filed by former Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha, against the state government and others. 22 mins ago More than 7.1 million are estimated to have been internally displaced by Russia’s war in Ukraine, having fled their homes but remained in the country, the United Nations said Tuesday.
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