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Refugee, rejection and rise: The extraordinary story of Melbourne Victory's Elvis Kamsoba

After not really having a home for the first decade of his life, the little winger has made it in the big time despite a series of setbacks

At the tender age of 11 years old, Elvis Kamsoba had nearly spent the entirety of his life in a Tanzanian refugee camp.

Born in Burundi - a landlocked country in the central heartland of Africa - Kamsoba's family fled the country when he was only four-months-old to the temporary home across the border.

He was to spend more than a decade at the refugee camp. And while the living conditions were unimaginable, this is where Kamsoba developed the incredible skills we see today for A-League club Melbourne Victory.