Anyier Yuol wins Les Murray award for refugee recognition

Anyier Yuol in her football kit, holding a football on a football pitch in front of a football goal.

Anyier Yuol excelled in football and represented Australia at the FIFA Football for Hope Festival in 2010 at the World Cup in South Africa. Source: Supplied

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Anyier Yuol is a footballer, model, and PhD student. And now - the former South Sudanese refugee - is the winner of the 2023 Les Murray Award for Refugee Recognition.

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