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From Kenyan refugee camp to World Cup: Australian Awer Mabil joins Spanish club Cadiz

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June 13, 2022 Australia's Awer Mabil in action REUTERS

Awer Mabil has joined Spanish club Cadiz less than a fortnight after helping Australia's Men's National Football Team Socceroos qualify for their fifth-straight FIFA World Cup

The winger, born to South Sudanese parents in a Kakuma Refugee camp in northwestern Kenya, signed a four-year deal that will see him ply his trade in Spain's top flight this season.

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