During the holidays, professional players would come and say hello to us in the academy and that really made you want to be a professional. When you saw what great conditions they lived in, it gave you even more desire.

I've learnt to adapt on the pitch and, when I think back, also in front of goal.

I am working very hard at training to improve my efficiency, to be more clinical in front of goal.

Our country craves for the trophy of the African Cup of Nations. I am craving for such a trophy in my career.

I read a statistic that in horse racing, the favourite only wins 12 per cent of their races. I'm not comparing myself to a horse or saying I'm the favourite - although my sister would say I can nag an awful lot - but nothing is guaranteed in sport. Anyone can step up and take what you perceive to be your place in the final.

I've got a great life that I really enjoy. But there is something chewing at me inside: that adrenaline rush from football, I miss that.

I made the wrong decision many times. Sometimes I can accept it, sometimes not because football is like that. But in the end it depends on yourself and whether you are ready to move on or not.

Unfortunately, my football career wasn't very long. The reason I finished playing was because I fractured both ankles in a matter of months.