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Son of a college peon makes it to the Indian football team

Son of a college peon at Mangal Bahadur Janata Inter College in Muzaffarnagar’s Bhopa area, Nishu Kumar has defied all odds and poverty to make it to the Indian national football team.

Published : Jul 08, 2018 14:33 IST

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