Nishan Vellupillai Slams A Goal for the Socceroos

NISHAN VELUPILLAI  …. of Sri Lankan TAMIL migrant stock is now a member of the Socceroos and scored one  of the goals against China at the Adelaide Oval

ALAS I was not present because slow on the ticket uptake [it was a sell-out]

https://news.sbisiali.com/en/news/article/australia-sweeps-china-to-continue-journey-to-2026-world-cup

 

https://www.socceroos.com.au/news/tony-popovic-socceroos-squad-theyre-quality-players

ALSO see = https://www.elanka.com.au/23-yo-sri-lankan-tamil-origin-nishan-velupillay-scores-for-australia-in-the-asian-world-cup-q

 PS …. he is not related to VELUPILLAI PIRAPAHARAN aka PRABHAKARAN …. though both are good shooters 

CORRECTION =Prabha ‘was’ a good shooter and killer ….. just ask the Tamils in the competing Eelamist groups whom he and the Tigers assassinated or ….. 

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