Beginning of a new chapter for a few more prints on the sands of time. The journey continues, this time in Asia. - Desire Oparanozie

Playing in France has been good. I feel very welcome here. I've been happy since I got here and things have really improved compared to the other places that I've played in in Europe. It all started in New Zealand though. Playing there in a FIFA-organised tournament was a great platform for me. The experience was very good and I thought if I could play at this level, I could play at the World Cup. I told myself: 'Why not go all the way?

Though I’ve had a successful career, I won’t entirely say I’m fulfilled because I still believe there’s room for improvement and that gets me working extra hard.

We got off to a winning start and that is a wonderful memory to have. We had a great side in that tournament and should have advanced to the second round.