For those who don’t follow the Whitecaps Residency teams or WFC2 that closely, might not recognize the name Gloire Amanda. Born in the Nyarugusu refugee camp in Tanzania, his family moved to Edmonton when he was 8.
Edmonton, you say? The only people who can answer that for you are his parents. While in Edmonton, Gloire spent time with Xtreme FC, Internazionale and the St Nicholas Soccer Academy, where he first met Alphonso Davies and became good friends.
After a successful trial with the Caps, he joined the Residency program and hasn’t looked back since. In his first season with the U16 team, he tallied 15 times in 23 appearances, helping the team to the USSDA QuarterFinals, falling to Georgia United, in front of first team players, coaches, former Residency players and a handful of supporters.