Cameroon ace Roger Milla in visit to Wolverhampton University
He became a worldwide sensation for his World Cup goal celebration – and former Cameroon ace Roger Milla believes England fans should not rule out celebrating this summer.
The iconic former African striker achieved international stardom at the 1990 World Cup with four goals at the age of 38. He became known for his dance at the corner flag after hitting the net and also went on to appear at the next finals four years later – becoming the oldest ever scorer.
Nowadays, aged 61, he has set up a foundation, Coeur d-Afrique, which aims to help under-privileged children and get them an education in his homeland. And as part of a link-up the University of Wolverhampton has helped sponsor an IT facility in Yaounde, the capital of Cameroon.
Milla visited the Walsall campus of the university yesterday to see some of the facilities on offer including the British Judo Centre. He is also spending time in Wolverhampton and will be at Molineux for Wolves' clash with Rotherham tomorrow.
Speaking through an interpretor at the Walsall campus he said he often gets requests to repeat his goal dance and also said England had a chance of success in Brazil.
He said: "It very much depends how they do in the pool matches. Very often England reach the quarter-finals then suddenly stumble, the rhythm goes down and they don't progress.
"If they reach the semi-finals why not? Anything is possible. Particularly as you see what the English Premiership is like and particularly what Liverpool are doing this year.
"Liverpool have got excellent players that can take England into the finals. Yes, they have a chance if they get through the pool stage."
