She's just 12 years old and only saw her first game of AFL three years ago, but Ethiopian-born Amren Abrahim has the development coaches talking AFLW. Amren Abrahim leads her team in pre-match exercisesBut, a year later, she stumbled upon a clinic run by the North Melbourne Football Club. But she said after her father watched the inaugural season of the AFLW, he recognised Amren's potential to forge a future in football. Amren is hoping to become the first hijab-wearing AFLW player, and continue playing the sport she's grown to love. NMFC Bridget Barker and Amren Abrahim

Source: Ethiopian News August 25, 2017 08:26 UTC