Eduardo Camavinga: Remarkable Story of How Real Madrid Star and Angolan Refugee Made France WC Squad

• Eduardo Camavinga will be going to Qatar this month after making France's final list for the World Cup
• It is a dream come true for the Real Madrid star who was born to Congolese parents in an Angolan refugee camp
• Camavinga's impressive performances at Real Madrid helped him to make France's squad for the World Cup

Real Madrid midfielder Eduardo Camavinga will be representing France at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar which is a dream come true for the 20-year-old who was born in a refugee camp in Angola.

In the year 2002, Eduardo's parents who are Congolese ran for their lives during the war and landed in Angola in a refugee camp where they were blessed with a promising child.

When the Real Madrid star turned 2, his parents together with other siblings moved to Fougères in France where he grew up.

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Camavinga ritually started his sporting career playing Judo before giving it up to focus solely on football.

According to the report on Marca, Camavinga's mother tried her best to make him commit to Judo, but Eduardo was determined to become a footballer.

Why did Camavinga choose football?

In 2013, Camavinga's parents lost all their properties after their house was burnt down and they had to start all over again in their fight for survival.

The report added that the incident was what pushed Camavinga to pursue a career in football so as to help him family out of poverty.

Today, Camavinga can throw out a party of thanksgiving as he is currently playing for one of the biggest clubs in the world.

Didier Deschamps names France squad

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Earlier, Sports Brief had reported how France head coach Didier Deschamps unveiled his 25-man squad heading to Qatar for the 2022 World Cup.

While the team features several prominent names, a number of familiar faces also failed to make the cut.

Hugo Lloris, Kylian Mbappe, William Saliba, Karim Benzema, Olivier Giroud, and Christopher Nkunku are some of the top names in the squad.

Incredibly, Manchester United centre-back Raphael Varane was also included in the team despite initial fears he could miss the tournament through injury.

The duo of Paul Pogba and N'Golo Kante are the standout players not named in the France squad for the World Cup.