Everything smiles on Kusini Yengi. The young striker from Adelaide United shone on Saturday in the Australian championship in the victory against the Newcastle Jets of his brother Tete (4-1).
If the two men were born in the middle of Oceania, they are from East Africa. Their father, Ben Yengi, arrived in Australia in the early 1970s while fleeing conflict in South Sudan, after several months in refugee camps on the Ugandan border.
The 81-year-old father returned to Africa for nearly 15 years. In 2013, the South Sudanese government even appointed him commissioner of the state of Central Equatoria.
At 22, Kusini shines on Australian lawns. After his first three pro appearances last season, he has appeared 8 times for the Reds this year.
Scorer and decisive passer for the first time in the last match against Melbourne, he followed this Saturday with a new goal full of altruism and some high class actions, including one offering a penalty to his teammates.
A spectacular player, he will also have to curb his pronounced taste for the show. A succession of rolls after an insignificant shock at the end of the game should bring a smile to the four corners of the world.
A week earlier, against Melbourne Victory, his celebration had earned him insults from the opposing public.
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