CHANCE WITH MBOMA, THE INDOMITABLE LION: My cherished 25 minutes with pure greatness

Cameroon's midfielder Christian Bassogog heads the ball with Gabon's defender Benjamin Ze Ondo (back) during the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations group A football match between Cameroon and Gabon at the Stade de l'Amitie Sino-Gabonaise in Libreville on January 22, 2017. / AFP PHOTO (L) Former Cameroon striker Patrick Mboma. [PHOTO: INTERNET SOURCE]

It is 1:25am at the Port-Gentil International Airport.

The Afrijet airline handlers announce the time has come to board for Libreville. Having watched Uganda exit the Africa Cup of Nations after their second successive loss, I know that the faster I get back to my hotel for some rest, the better.