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Football ace Roger Milla visits Molineux

Legendary Cameroon striker Roger Milla continued his tour of the West Midlands with a visit to Molineux.

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The World Cup ace also headed to Wolves' training ground in Compton.

Famous for his dance at the corner flag, Milla took a trip down Wolverhampton Wanderers' memory lane with a swift visit to the Wolves museum and grounds.

The University of Wolverhampton has partnered up with his foundation, Coeur d-Afrique, to support under-privileged children, and has helped sponsor an IT facility in Cameroon's capital city. Shortly after their training session, Wolves players surrounded 61-year-old Milla with camera phones and described him as an 'inspiration' before continuing to guide him through the state of the art facilities.

Milla, the oldest scoring footballer in the World Cup, was taken aback by the facilities: "I used to get up and go to the stadium with my football boots folded up in my pockets.

"It's great to see the young players here because that used to be me on the streets."

One lucky visitor had coincidently worn his very own Cameroon shirt, beaming with happiness when the African striker signed it. Handshakes were exchanged with nearly all of the first team before stopping for a quick chat with Kenny Jackett and receiving a personal tour from George Elokobi. Milla, his wife and friends will be attending tomorrow's home game against Rotherham before heading back to Paris.

On Wednesday he was at the University of Wolverhampton's Walsall Campus to look at its facilities, including the British Judo Centre.

He was part of the Cameroon team that faced England in the 1990 World Cup, when Wolves legend Steve Bull was part of the squad.

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