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Sporting chance for refugee (The West Australian)

With a ball that bounces more oddly than anything he could have imagined as a young Sudanese refugee in Kenya, football – and life in Australia – is helping Peter Ajang and his family smother their tragic past.

Mr Ajang turned 21 on New Year’s Day. It was a privilege denied a sister he never met because she died of starvation after their family were separated during Sudan’s civil war.

Read more: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/21187163/sporting-chance-for-refugee/

Sporting chance for refugee (The West Australian) – AMES Australia