How Roger Milla confounded the sceptics
Cameroonian president’s order for him to be selected turned out to be a master stroke at 1990 World Cup
19 May 2020 - 16:07
When Cameroon’s president demanded a soon-to-be 38-year-old striker’s inclusion in the World Cup squad it was seen as a new low for African football.
The game on the continent had long been dogged by the fatuous interventions of powerful politicians, but messing with selection for the sport’s global showpiece event seemed harebrained in the extreme...
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