<H1 class=red>Road to join U.S. elite, starts in refugee camp </H1><DIV class=subhead>Alex Nimo began playing soccer as a child in Africa on dirt behind a concrete wall guarded by tanks </DIV><DIV class=byln>Wednesday, January 10, 2007 <DIV>JOE FREEMAN </DIV></DIV>
W hen the swift and shifty 9-year-old from Africa arrived out of the blue at a soccer camp run by the late Clive Charles eight years ago, he made an instant and lasting impression.
"He came in and blew everybody away," said Clarena Charles, Clive's wife. "Within 15 minutes, Clive moved him up two age groups and said, 'We need to get that kid playing at the (FC Portland soccer) academy.' "
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"He came in and blew everybody away," said Clarena Charles, Clive's wife. "Within 15 minutes, Clive moved him up two age groups and said, 'We need to get that kid playing at the (FC Portland soccer) academy.' "
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