Roger Milla
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"Albert Roger Mooh Miller", commonly known as "Roger Milla", is a retired Cameroonian association football/footballer who played as a Forward (association football)/striker. He was one of the first African players to be a major star on the international stage. He played in three FIFA World Cup/World Cups for the Cameroon national football team/Cameroon national team.

He achieved international stardom at 38 years old, an age at which most forward-playing footballers have retired, by scoring four goals at the 1990 FIFA World Cup. He helped Cameroon become the first African team to reach the World Cup quarter-finals. Four years later, at the age of 42, he became the oldest goalscorer in World Cup history by scoring against Russia national football team/Russia in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.

He is also remembered for his trademark goal celebration of running to the corner flag and performing a dance. In the years that have followed, he has been recognised as a pioneer of the many unconventional and imaginative goal celebrations seen since then. He was named one of the FIFA 100/125 greatest living football players in 2004 by Brazilian football player Pelé. In 2007, he was named by the Confederation of African Football as the best African player of the previous 50 years.

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The president requested me to restore order in the national team. I have been designated to be part of the official delegation to Egypt to help boost the morale of our players.

I think it?s great. It?s not South Africa?s World Cup. It?s Africa?s World Cup. We are very excited about this. This will change a lot of lives. I know not a lot of the Caribbean but I think the football there can develop and we can see you more times in the World Cup.

Anyone can miss a penalty and when he scored the last penalty for Cameroon, no-one said anything. We forgot it quickly and now we want to assassinate him. It's a pity he hasn't been picked as he is a super player and I just hope that it is not a political decision.

If I can join hands with FIFA and other continental bodies to promote football globally, then I can do more than that to raise African football to new heights.

Eliminated from the World Cup, the team is going through delicate moments, but I don't think there is fire in the Indomitable Lions' den.

They have very good individual players, but they need the collective game. And they still do not have it although there are now only six months left to go.

Don?t just go there and play. Go there and play with pride and show your ambitions.