Canada captain Alphonso Davies fit to face South Africa, says coach Jesse Marsch

[p]He ‌has been recovering from ‌a hamstring injury picked up ‌in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/bayern-munich/nVp0wiqd/"]Bayern Munich[/a]'s Champions League semi-final with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris ‌Saint Germain[/a].[/p][p]"[b]Now that we ⁠have [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/davies-alphonso/4r3PXV20/"]‌Alphonso[/a] back and healthy and ready ​to perform, I think it's a ​big moment for the team and a big boost ⁠for ​the team[/b]," Marsch said on Saturday.[/p][p]Davies wanted to get on the pitch in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/canada/x4toKORL/"]‌Canada[/a]'s final Group B game against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/switzerland/rHJ2vy1B/"]Switzerland[/a], which they lost 2-1, but Marsch told the 25-year-old it was too early.[/p][image alt="Win probability" id="a21e0460-83b1-4c04-ba61-f476ff2b8814" credit-line="Opta by StatsPerform" guid="ca2dc658-6c74-435a-a7f6-6b60a419fb5d" original-width="1080" original-height="1080" /][p]"[b]It was hard to watch those three games[/b]," said Davies. "[b]It ‌was painful. The only ​thing you want to ‌do is play[/b]."[/p][p]Marsch said protecting Davies was his aim. "You have to treat them (players) like they're Ferraris," ⁠he ⁠added.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/canada-x4toKORL/south-africa-W2ijYvlr/?mid=EZmXxG15"]Follow the last 32 clash between South Africa and Canada with Flashscore![/a][/b][/p][infobox id="4ccc1b10-d68f-4c97-bcf4-5e613c17c2e3" /]