The Italian club Lazio Roma created the event by announcing the signing of an African player, in a special deal because the concerned person came to Italy via irregular immigration boats 18 months ago, and he had never played football before.
The Italian club announced the signing of 17-year-old Larson Coulibaly, whose life turned upside down in less than two years.
According to the Italian newspaper, La Repubblica, Coulibaly fled the difficult conditions of life in the Ivory Coast, and chose irregular migration boats to reach Italy 18 months ago, and there he caught the attention of a social welfare worker who noticed the young man’s physique and athletic abilities.
The worker contacted his friend Mauro Biancese, who manages the youth groups at Lazio Club, who decided to sign the player after seeing him for the first time.
Arrivée en Italie par bateau 🚣♀️.
Le jeune Ivoirien Larson Coulibaly signe avec Lazio de Rome.
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"Coulibaly has a special talent, and it is fun to watch him play. I could not believe myself when I saw him for the first time, I did not see anyone playing this way even though he had never played football in his life before," said Biancici.
He explained that Lazio went a long way in the administrative side in order to obtain the necessary documents to contract with Coulibaly.
Bianchisi indicated that the player will remain in the social welfare headquarters to which he was transferred after his arrival in Italy, and will move to the Lazio Training Center when he is 18 years old next April.