Milla is etched into World Cup history for the goals that propelled Cameroon to the quarter-finals of Italia 1990, winning hearts with his smile and joyous hip-wiggling celebration. Four years later, Milla appeared at the World Cup Finals in 1994 in the United States. Despite being 42, when most players have long since retired, he scored again and his goal against Russia makes him - still - the oldest player to ever score in a World Cup Finals.
That was why Milla, now 70, was at the Al Janoub Stadium to receive a special award from FIFA. In the stands was another Cameroon goalscoring hero of the past, Samuel Eto'o, the former Barcelona star who now heads his country's football federation.