Socceroos stars Nestory Irankunda and Kusini Yengi have taken to the field with children and young people from multicultural communities and newly arrived migrants to share their skills and advice. The pair is in Perth following the Socceroos World Cup qualifier win over Bangladesh and ahead of the next game against Palestine on Tuesday.
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00:00 Putting on a show for the kids.
00:07 Very very special guests here. I want to introduce them to you.
00:10 Nestori Irukunda and Kusini Yengi took time out from the Socceroos training camp to meet young fans.
00:16 Are you practising your juggling?
00:18 Yes I am.
00:19 Show off some tips.
00:21 Right we're all going to try that one.
00:22 And tricks.
00:24 Turn around. Turn around.
00:26 And talk all things football.
00:28 What are you playing?
00:30 Same I'm a winger.
00:31 It's part of a program to support young people newly settled in Australia and from multicultural communities.
00:38 It's something both Socceroos can relate to.
00:41 Nestori Irukunda and his family came to Australia as refugees from Tanzania and Burundi.
00:47 It feels great. It feels amazing yeah.
00:49 I'm really happy to help them out.
00:52 And yeah just play football when I'm here.
00:54 And Kusini Yengi's father was a refugee from South Sudan.
00:58 It's great to see so many kids coming out here and playing football and showing their passion for the game.
01:03 Coming from different backgrounds and different ethnicities.
01:06 It's great. Football is a game that brings everyone together.
01:08 This week's win against Bangladesh was Irukunda's debut for the Socceroos.
01:13 Where Kusini Yengi scored one of Australia's two goals.
01:17 Irukunda cut his teeth at Adelaide United in spectacular style.
01:21 But he's been snapped up by Germany's Bayern Munich. A dream come true.
01:25 Because my dad, he's been supporting them for a long time.
01:29 So it meant a lot after I decided to go with Bayern yeah.
01:35 He started preparing.
01:37 Dankeschön. Guten Morgen. Guten Tag. Guten Abend.
01:41 I thought you said you don't do skills.
01:43 I don't do skills.
01:44 Why are you doing that?
01:45 He caught me.
01:46 But the players of tomorrow are still keeping him on his toes.
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