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Quote: Out of Africa BY GLENN WAKEFIELD AND MARK CHATTERTON When Nazar Abdelgalil escaped from the clutches of the Sudanese dictatorship and made his way to Australia, little did he know he would become the Mudgee Wolves first international soccer player. As a 19-year-old Naz, as he is known by his team mates, represented the junior Egyptian team in the midfield, a position he also plays for the Wolves. Now 30 years old, he began playing in 1985 while in primary school and quickly came to the attention of soccer officials who took notice of his exceptional talents. In high school Naz was offered and accepted a four-year contract as a paid player for a Sudanese club and it was from there that he went to Egypt and subsequently went on to become an international. Returning to Sudan to attend university Naz played for the university team, a side that reached the finals of the Sudanese domestic competition. But it was at university that Naz came to the notice of the Sudanese government, a dictatorship that suppressed freedom of speech and democracy. "Being a member of the Independent Student Congress[ , my government made trouble for me," Naz explained. "There is no democracy in Sudan with a military dictatorship, so you can't express your opinions". Naz fled to Egypt and became a refugee. In 2001 he applied to the United Nations under his refugee status for placement in another country. Having successfully applied, he was given the choice of three countries - Australia, the United States or Canada. He was delighted and chose Australia as his new home. But it was not to be until June 2003 that he finally arrived, and without his wife. Naz's first port of call was Melbourne where he worked in a plant nursery for four months as well as working in a vineyard for a while. Naz made the move to Mudgee in March 2005 where his family became complete when his wife Sumaia joined him in June of that year. Menial jobs such as cleaning and trolley collecting put food on the table but belie his intelligence and his university qualifications. His five-year degree is in agriculture, majoring in animal protections, an area of agriculture to do with breeding and genetics for the advancement of size and disease resistance. Gaining employment in the field he is qualified in is difficult for Naz because of the language barrier. "I think that is the price I pay for English not being my first language", he said. A month ago Naz had an addition to his family when a baby daughter, Ahdaf, arrived. "According to nurses at Mudgee hospital, Ahdaf is the first African Australian born there," Naz said. "She's a very nice one, but noisy at night." During the World Cup Naz will be a keen follower, especially of Brazil and superstar of the game, Ronaldo. "Brazil are a very good side because all the players play as one team in passing the ball, set plays and plans," he said. "And Ronaldo is a really, really good player and he really has strong control of the ball. I like him very much." The question begs, as such a talented player and student of the game himself, what does he think of Australia's chances. "Australia hasn't got the experience and soccer is still a lesser known sport, as most people don't even know the rules," he explained. "It hasn't got the coverage compared to other sports." And what lies in the future for Naz and his family? "In the future I want to continue my studies," he said. "I've done a course in IT at Mudgee TAFE and I want to do my masters in agriculture. "I want to get a job in agriculture because I spent a lot of time studying it and I find it very interesting for me."