Ampadu eyes date with destiny and history

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While Liverpool youngster Ben Woodburn grabbed headlines for a goal and assist in World Cup qualifying, Williams was anointing an unused sub as his natural heir as Wales centre-back and leader. For good reason. To be precise, it was eight years ago when Ampadu, still a schoolboy in Exeter, was invited by Chris Coleman to train with the Wales squad preparing for Euro 2016.

He went from training with Gareth Bale to the banter of classmates when Wales were beaten by England in their Euro 2016 group match. But just as Exeter manager Paul Tisdale had compared Ampadu's breakthrough to a 35-year-old strolling through a game, Wales watchers recognised an old head on young shoulders.First capped in the final games of Coleman's reign, his first start against Ireland in 2018 saw Ampadu direct proceedings, marshalling far more experienced team-mates as if born for the international stage.

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