Cameroon Skipper Echoes Memories Of AFCON Win Against Nigeria When Milla Lifted Trophy

Twenty nine years after the substantive Cameroon skipper Emile Mbouh-Mbouh decided that the influential striker Roger Milla should lift the African Cup of Nations, the drama was repeated on Sunday in Gabon after their 2-1 win against Egypt in the final. <br /><br />The Indomitable Lions won their second African Cup of Nations title after beating Nigeria 1-0 in the final, with Emmanuel Kunde netting the only goal of the game in the 55th minute. <br /><br />Milla, then on the books of&nbsp; Montpellier HSC in France, had announced his international retirement, and the trophy was handed to him as a mark of tribute. <br /><br /><span style="" class="notranslate">Captain Benjamin Moukandjo made the same request to Lyon defender </span><span style="" class="notranslate">Nicolas Nkoulou by allowing him lift the trophy in Libreville.<br /><br />Ifeanyi Emmanuel <br /></span>
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