Roger Milla
Footballer; Cameroon's 1990 World Cup icon
The corner-flag dancer who made Africa believe it could win the World Cup.
The rise
Born Albert Roger Mooh Miller on 20 May 1952 in Yaoundé, he scored over 400 career goals across Cameroonian and French football. At Italia '90, recalled from semi-retirement at thirty-eight, he scored four goals, danced at the corner flag, and led the Indomitable Lions to the quarter-finals — the deepest World Cup run by an African team at the time.
What they did
The full picture
Why it matters
What citizens said
Afrobarometer Round 9 (2021–2023) — Cameroon
Trust in president55%
Trust in parliament36%
Trust in courts36%
% who say 'trust somewhat' or 'trust a lot' · Afrobarometer Dispatch No. 891