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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Sport
Danica Coto

Midfielder’s World Cup dreams hang in the balance as he awaits US visa amid Trump travel ban

Haiti’s national football team is awaiting the arrival of its sole domestic player who is currently seeking a US visa to join his teammates in Florida ahead of the World Cup.

Woodensky Pierre, a defensive midfielder for Violette AC, is based in Port-au-Prince, a city where an estimated 70 per cent of the area is under the control of violent gangs.

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