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Abraham Majok: “It is unbelievable playing against teams you always watch on TV”

Abraham Majok, left, takes on Arsenal's Mohamed Elneny

Abraham Majok, left, takes on Arsenal's Mohamed Elneny Source: AAP

Playing against the English Premier League giant Arsenal is a long way from the Kenyan refugee camp where the Western Sydney Wanderers' Abraham Majok was born. On Saturday night, the Wanderers took on the Gunners in what Majok says was a dream come true. Born to South Sudanese parents in Kenya, Abraham Majok arrived in Australia in 2005 with his mother and nine siblings. He remembers, at first, being frightened by how different everything was.



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