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Madison365: The Remarkable Story of Forward Madison's Vital Niziyigimana

By Robert Chappell, 02/12/19, 1:00PM CST

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His name is Vital Nizigiyimana. He’s a central defending midfielder. And he just might become your favorite Flamingo.

Photo credit: Madison College Athletics

Photo credit: Madison College Athletics

This is a must-read, Forward fans. We've partnered with Madison365 to tell the incredible story of how our new signing, Vital Nizigiyimana, overcame every obstacle to wind up with Forward Madison FC. Read the first few paragraphs here, then continue to madison365.com for the whole thing.

From the Streets to the Pitch: The remarkable story of Forward Madison's Vital Niziyigimana

“I was young and I started making dumb mistakes,” he says with a laugh.

He can laugh now, looking back at those youthful indiscretions he made at 21, now that he’s … 22.

But there was no time to laugh last summer when he had nowhere to sleep -- and had nothing, in fact, but a backpack full of clothes, two jobs and a younger brother to care for.

There was also no time for soccer.

But on Friday, he’ll report to the Forward Madison FC training camp, a professional footballer, the lone player to make it through the team’s open tryout in November.

His name is Vital Nizigiyimana. He’s a central defending midfielder. And he just might become your favorite Flamingo.

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