Kenyan-born Awer Bul Mabil will be headed to the 2022 Qatar World Cup with Australia after they edged out Peru in post-match penalties in the last qualifying hurdle on Monday night.Mabil was born to South Sudanese parents in Kakuma Refugee Camp in 1995 where they lived until 2006 when they moved to Australia.Kenyan born Winger Awer Mabil scored the decisive penalty as Australia edged Peru to qualify for Qatar 2022.This means, Mabil who was born at Kakuma Refugee Camp in Turkana will be representing Kenya in Qatar. Ask around, I don’t have shame. pic.twitter.com/pwYecs7LU4— Ole Teya (@Kevin_teya) June 14, 2022 Speaking after the match, Mabil said his crucial penalty on Monday night was a thank you to the country that took his family in as he reflected on his journey from refugee camp to the World Cup.”I knew I was going to score. It was the only way to say thank you to Australia on behalf of my family. For Australia to take us in and resettle us, it gave me and my siblings and my whole family a chance at life. That’s what I mean by thanking Australia for that chance of life, that chance of opportunity they allowed my family,” Mabil said.##NAJAVA_MECA_6453982##After playing to a barren draw even after extra time, the two sides had to settle the matter from the spot, Australia starting off badly by missing their first kick but made amends to score all their remaining as Peru plundered two of theirs.He was introduced in the 69th minute for Mitchell Duke and went on to score the sixth penalty in the shootouts, the decisive one as Peru went on to see their sixth saved by Andrew Redmayne who had come on to replace former Brighton & Hove Albion custodian Mathew Ryan for that specific task.Awer Bul Mabil Australian national soccer team player after they qualified for the World Cup after beating Peru 🇵🇪 on penalties in the playoff. He was born in 🇰🇪 Kakuma Refugee Camp to South Sudanese 🇸🇸 parents. What an achievement.#Australia #Qatar2022 pic.twitter.com/oqChPsoKG5— MarkyMark🇰🇪✈ (@Fiicaan) June 13, 2022 The 26-year-old was cleared by FIFA in 2014 to play for Australia after a year-long process to obtain a birth certificate and gain exemption from FIFA eligibility rules.He featured for Australia in the 2014 AFC U-19 Championship, playing in all three of their games against Uzbekistan, United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia and earned his senior call-up while turning out for FC Midtjylland.
