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...counterparts in Australia are hoping Africa will become a new source of talent for their clubs. Seven years ago, Mtutuzeli Hlomela, then 17, won a football scholarship through the South Australian and Western Cape sports ministries. Until he got to the interview, "I thought it was a soccer scholarship," says Hlomela, who managed to talk his way into the position based on his vague memory of a couple of snippets of games he'd seen on television. Hlomela proved to be a natural and played for the Sturt Football Club under-19s in the South Australian Football League...
...back in South Africa, Hlomela teaches at a Johannesburg school and coaches Aussie Rules as part of the AFL's development program. "Kids think it's something like rugby at first. Then they ask me, 'Why do you kick the ball so much? Why do you have to bounce the ball?' " says Hlomela, taking a break from the Saints training session. "But there's plenty of talent out there - kids with flair and speed. We just need to get them exposed to the game at an early age. Once they have Aussie Rules players as heroes, we'll have them...
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