The earliest case to come to my attention was the 1979 Africa Cup Winners Cup final between Gor Mahia and Canon Younde of Cameroon. No player focused so much attention on himself as Cameroon’s Roger Milla during the 1990 World Cup. He revolutionised the way goal celebration is done and the game was never the same again. Nigeria’s Julius Aghahowa turned four perfectly executed somersaults during the 2002 World Cup after scoring against Sweden. After slamming in a 25-yard pile driver that knocked out Uruguay from the World Cup last July, France’s Antoine Griezmann stood contemplating the damage he had done.

Source: Daily Nation May 25, 2019 03:33 UTC