Nestory Irankunda will make his international debut in Thursday night’s World Cup qualifier against Bangladesh, coach Graham Arnold has confirmed.
The end of Nestory Irankunda’s final season in the A-League couldn’t have come soon enough for Carl Veart - not because he didn’t enjoy working with him, but because the Adelaide United coach was sick of answering questions about him, week after week, press conference after press conference. Such is the burden of having a generational talent in your squad, a player with gifts so rare that they tend to swallow up any other points of interest.
Clips posted by the national team on social media capture the 18-year-old sensation casually doing his thing at training, drilling home at least one shot from a patently absurd angle with enough power to genuinely test the structural integrity of the net. “I have to say I’m excited and happy that everyone is talking about the kid,” Arnold said. “At the end of the day, he is a great talent. But it’s not always just about talent. It’s also about where your career is going - obviously he’s going to Bayern Munich, but it’s also about how much hard work he puts in, and how much belief he has in himself to get to that next level.
“I think Nestor just wanted a headline. You guys did it for him,” Arnold said. “We’ve had a chat and a laugh about it, but the kid wants to be here, wants to play for the Socceroos. He said that his dream is to play for the Socceroos and I believe he’s ready and prepared for it.”
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