This is the story of Nadia Nadim from a daughter of a army general in Afghanistan, who was executed by the Taliban , to a refugee and in Europe to be a doctor a surgeon that too.Clearly shows the sky s the limit.
She was born in He rat Afghanistan, after her father was executed her mother and four sisters fled to Pakistan on forged documents .
From Pakistan they moved to Italy, with the idea of moving to London, as they had relatives living there in London. They were smuggled out of Italy and after paying big money for all five of them they traveled illegally hoping to reach London. And Instead of seeing the Big Ben they saw trees in a deserted place, they found out that they were smuggled to Denmark.
While at a refugee camp one day she saw a few girls kicking a football , but she was scared to ask to join them . A few days later she picked up courage to ask to join the game , that was the start to it all.
She could not get a Danish citizen till 18 years. And the law said she should stay there for five years. But Denmark exempted this law and gave Nadia Nadim Danish citizen She has played 99 times for Denmark , she has also played club football for P.S.G and Manchester City as well.
Now a doctor a surgeon , who said education and sports do not go hand in hand.
She is the first footballer from Denmark to get a NIKE contact.
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