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12-year-old's sights set on becoming first hijab-wearing AFL player

Amren Abrahim at North Melbourne FC
Amren Abrahim at North Melbourne FC Source: SBS

She's just 12 years old and only saw her first game of AFL three years ago but Ethiopian-born Amren Abrahim has development coaches talking.


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By Abby Dinham, Thảo Hồ

Source: SBS



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She's just 12 years old and only saw her first game of AFL three years ago but Ethiopian-born Amren Abrahim has development coaches talking.


At 12 years old, Amren Abrahim is already breaking down cultural barriers, showing her potential as a future Australian Rules football star.

Arriving in Australia from Ethiopia in 2013, she'd never heard of the game and she admits her first impressions weren't favourable.

 


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