Nelson Mandela is a 18-year-old Cameroonian who's landed his first professional soccer contract. Photo: Der Spiegel.
Germany’s Eintracht Frankfurt have bought themselves a new weapon: Nelson Mandela.
But don’t get spooked, it’s not our iconic president.
Instead, it’s an 18-year-old forward from Cameroon named after South Africa’s first democratically-elected leader.
Nelson Mandela Mbouhom was a youth player at Barcelona before moving to Germany at age 13.
He began at Hoffenheim before Frankfurt swooped in.
Following a solid season in 2016/17 for the U-19 side, where he scored 8 goals in 14 games, the Bundesliga side decided to hand him his first professional contract.
Local media believes he’s going to be a star but with that name, he’s got a lot to live up to!
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