Nestory Irankunda still can't believe the new face of Australian football is a young Black man.
The 20-year-old is one of the hottest properties at this year's World Cup, with replicas of his No.17 shirt set to fly out the door.
If Socceroos dynamo Irankunda does something special, his profile could go next level.
But the most prominent of six players of African descent in Australia's 26-man World Cup squad is still getting his head around young Black men like himself and Mohamed Toure becoming the face of the Socceroos.
"It's crazy, because who would have thought?" Irankunda told AAP.
"Now that it's happening, everybody's like: 'wow'. But I never thought it would be possible - maybe one day, but not this early.
