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4:09Now PlayingIt is a weekend tradition most Australian families and kids take for granted: jumping in the car and heading to the local sports club for a match.
But for brothers Saman, Sipan and Rizgar Almuhama, it is a tradition they do not take for granted.
The three brothers were born in the Sinjar district in northeast Iraq, close to the Syrian border.
They were part of an ethnic minority group called the Yazidis, a culture that was brutally persecuted by the Islamic State.
Four and a half years ago the boys and their family moved to Toowoomba in southern Queensland as refugees.
The brothers soon joined Multicultural Australia's Connecting Through Sport program – a four-week program aimed at helping kids transition into playing for a local club.
Now, they play for their age group sides at the University of Southern Queensland Football Club, where they are 'absolutely adored'.
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