Alphonso Davies’ agent has hit out at the Canada men’s national team staff after the Bayern Munich defender suffered an ACL injury while on international duty.
Nedal Huoseh claims Davies was pressured into playing in Canada’s defeat of the United States on Sunday, despite “not being 100 percent after the Mexico game [on Friday]” and said he was “very disappointed” with the coaching staff.
Davies tore the cruciate ligament in his right knee in the 2-1 Concacaf Nations League third-place victory over the US and was substituted in the 12th minute.
Bayern revealed the news on Wednesday and said the 24-year-old left-back will undergo surgery and will likely be out of action for several months.
STATEMENT FROM DAVIES’ CAMP 🚨
Alphonso Davies’ agent Nedal Huoseh tells our Kristian Jack following his client’s injury:
“I am very disappointed. Alphonso was not 100% after the Mexico game and it was planned that he was not going to start against the USA.
On Saturday night… pic.twitter.com/VGruhtsZ4q
— OneSoccer (@onesoccer) March 26, 2025
And Huoseh seemed in no mood to mince his words. In a statement to OneSoccer, he said: “I am very disappointed. Alphonso was not 100 percent after the Mexico game and it was planned that he was not going to start against the USA.
“On Saturday night, the expectation was he would not be in the XI. As a captain, I feel he was pressured to start the game by the coach.
“Alphonso is not the kind of guy to say no in those moments. He ended up playing and look what happened.
“Canada Soccer needs to do a better job managing these players, in my opinion. Alphonso is down and obviously really disappointed about this injury.
“Thankfully, he is in wonderful hands with a world class group at Bayern who will take great care of him. He is expected to have the surgery within the next 24 hours.”
Canada Soccer responded to Huoseh’s comments, calling them “untrue.”
The injury to Davies will come as a blow to Bayern manager Vincent Kompany, whose side are going in search of a domestic and European double.
Kompany’s men have a six-point lead over defending champions Bayer Leverkusen at the top of the Bundesliga and also face Inter Milan in the Champions League quarter-finals.
To compound matters, Dayot Upamecano also sustained a serious injury while on international duty, although it is thought the central defender could return for the final few games of the season.
Upamecano played the full 120 minutes as France beat Croatia 2-0 on Sunday night, scoring the winning penalty in the penalty shoot-out after the two-legged Nations League tie finished 2-2 on aggregate.
But it was discovered later that he had floating fragments in his left knee which will sideline him for “several weeks”.
