Nestory Irankunda can kick a ball so freakishly hard that he has even broken a soccer net. Meet the Socceroos’ wildcard weapon.

Nestory Irankunda can kick a ball so freakishly hard that he has even broken a soccer net. Meet the Socceroos’ wildcard weapon.

A day after this profile was published in Good Weekend, 20-year-old Nestory Irankunda announced himself to the planet, scoring a breathtaking goal in the World Cup that has…

Australian fans go wild as Nestory Irankunda smashes the ball into the back of the net to score against Turkiye.

Birthed in a refugee camp in Tanzania in 2006, to Burundian parents who had fled their homeland due to civil war, it was not an auspicious, nor very Aussie, opening chapter.

Burundian by origin. Born in a Tanzanian refugee camp. Then move to Australia and the World Cup goal. A story for the ages, by all means. | Football News