Contributed by: Troy Thompson Tuesday, September 18 2012 @ 06:08 pm ACST
Read this great little story in The West Australian of the 13 year old Iraqi boy Zain Uafim determined to take footy back to Iraq with him. Article here[*1] .
Some snippets from the article:
Zain arrived in Perth when his father, Naji, took up a scholarship at the University of WA to study animal science. Mr Uafim's speciality is chickens and by year end he will take new-found knowledge and a master's degree back to Iraq, where he works for the Babylon Agricultural Department. Zain is taking home football. "I'm going to make a footy club when I go home," Zain said. "I already have eight footies and a full set of rules. "One day we will bring an Iraqi team to Australia." An Eagles supporter who comes in at 148cm, Zain knows how to take a hit and knows how to mix it with bigger lads (he plays at Northern Cobras Junior Football Club). "We're a real multicultural team and he slotted into it really well," said coach Jamie Ryder, whose players include indigenous kids, an African, an Indonesian and two from the Middle East.