Draped in the Nigerian flag, holding the golden ball award and the golden boot award, mind stretched taut with heightened emotions, Sam stood, watching…
"Sam!" "Sam!" "Sam!"
His eyes welled with tears. 'This moment…, I wish I can have it frozen forever'.
28 days since the tournament started, 7 games where he had to fight and toil with not just his teammates but his nation, 28 days of pushing his body both physically and mentally beyond its limits, and finally, here he was.
And then tonight.
The tension, the heartbreak, the war of 90 minutes, it all led to this.
Sam smiled brightly; he would bask in the moment.
He waved at the fans, eliciting even more cheers in this stadium and then he finally stepped aside with his 2 trophies.
And then, the moment that a nation waited for.
The moment of glory.
