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This ‘Kenyan’ boy Divock Okoth Origi…

 

For as long as I live, I’ll always be indebted to Divock Origi. This boy did what the much fancied Romelu Lukaku, Marouane Fellaini or Eden Hazard couldn’t. Coming into this World Cup, anybody who heard his name for the first time would go like, Divock who? But trust this youngster to excel where few have.

I’m still amazed that while world’s best player, Cristiano Ronaldo is yet to find his scoring boots, Origi scored an invaluable gem for Belgium. The young man, who replaced the ineffective Lukaku in the 57th minute, is only 19 years old and became Belgium’s youngest ever World Cup goal scorer. Great feat there.

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