Roger Milla’s exploits at the 1990 World Cup in Italy, with the Indomitable Lions, made the then 38-year-old Africa’s first and most recognisable global superstar.
But it was in Abidjan, in March 1984, that Cameroon, with Milla playing a starring role, beat Nigeria 3-1 in their first Africa Cup of Nations final, beginning the story of how they became the most dominant sub-Saharan African team at the Afcon, with five titles. Only Egypt, with seven, surpass that total.
