An African legend has boldly claimed that no midfielder from his country in the past 20 years has been better than he was.
Africa has produced some of the finest footballers the football world has ever seen, with the likes of Samuel Eto'o, Didier Drogba, and Yaya Toure being among some of the most renowned players in the game.
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The torch has since been passed to present African superstars such as Mohamed Salah, Victor Osimhen, and Sadio Mane, to name just a few, while there have been other potential greats on the rise such as Mohammed Kudus, Brahim Diaz, and Achraf Hakimi.
Cameroon, in particular, has produced incredible talents over the years, and one of their former midfielders believes no one has matched his level in the middle of the park over the past two decades.
Former Arsenal and Barcelona playmaker Alex Song, who retired last year, has surprisingly claimed he is the best Cameroonian midfielder since the year 2000.
"Over the past 20 years, there is no Cameroonian footballer who has done what I have done in midfield. This is not an opinion, it is a fact," the former Barca star said, according to Passion Foot Invest.
"If I am among the top three in the African Ballon d'Or, that says it all. I did not steal it. First Yaya Toure, second Didier Drogba, and third Alexandre Song," he added, referring to his third-place finish for the 2012 CAF African Footballer of the Year award.
"I am not talking about the national team, but about my career. That is why I say that from 2000 to 2024, I do not see any Cameroonian midfielder who has done better than me."
Song burst on to the scene in Europe at French side SC Bastia in 2004, which prompted a €4 million (R77.8 million) move to Arsenal the following year while he was still a teenager.
After making 204 appearances for the Gunners, Song earned a big move to Barca, who splashed a sizeable fee of €19 million (R367 million) for his services back in 2012.
For his country, he made 48 appearances, playing at the 2008 and 2010 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, and reaching the final of the former to clinch a silver medal.
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The now 37-year-old also played at the 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, although he never progressed beyond the group stage at both tournaments.