Well of course, as a fan I think I'd love to see Neymar play.

The way I learnt to play was to go out there and enjoy myself. I never thought I'd play professionally.

It's always good to have more than one player who can take free-kicks or penalties.

I pray a lot and it has helped me throughout my whole career to stay calm and focused.

I often come across Russians and they're all interested in football.

Aboutrika has done well with Egypt, winning the Nations Cup in Ghana, as well as helping Ahly win the Champions League for a record sixth time.

I think sometimes players must have a wake-up call before they realise they are back in African football.

I always ask God if it is his will, and if so, then let it be. Whatever comes out of it I will accept it. That's the message I got and that's why I'm here at Hull.

My faith comes before anything. It has also taught me to respect and admire people for what they are and who they are.

People in Nigeria weren't happy that I went to Qatar. They said 'why did you go there of all places?' They missed watching me on television but sometimes you have to think about yourself and your future as well.

I am very competitive.

I believe that it is not worth it to train from Monday to Friday just to have 20 minutes on the pitch or sit on the bench on Saturday.

I think the way I played, I would have suited Sundowns.

Well, I think sometimes I am brutally honest.

You can come up with whatever tactics you want as a coach but if you don't have the tools to execute you will struggle, and if you don't have willing players that are ready to commit to the cause than you will struggle.

I think it's always easier to sit on the outside and act as if you have the best solution.

There always be rumours. That is also part of the game because it is a global game and a massive business.

I knew I was in charge when with the ball. But on the toughest defenders I faced, I would say that my African brothers were the ones. We have the same mentality and thought the same way. Osei Kuffour was the toughest of them all.

My biggest opponent was 'me.'

How can you be a giant of the sport when you are not consistent?

Football is a show and you have to enjoy what you are doing.

Maputo is a difficult place to play.

I know there are millions of football fans who love this game, but can see the world outside it.

I am grateful to God for that because people can still identify me with something in Germany.

I used to say that I got to Germany as a boy but I left as a man.

So, we know that when the going gets tough, the tough get going. I still believe that is the good thing about Nigerian players. We can always spring up so many surprises.

I have got my pride to defend.

After playing in England, going to a place where you have 40, 50 people at the stadium was no fun.

Sometimes money is not everything.

I felt like a prisoner. In Qatar, you need a sponsor to get a work permit and you cannot leave the country unless you have an exit permit from your sponsor.

I wanted to play in the Premier League and Bolton offered me that opportunity at that time and that was why I signed for Bolton.

Bolton was one of the relegation candidates when I got there but we took the club to another level and even had the opportunity to play for the first time in the Europa League.

I think it is also the most demanding league; the pace of the game in the EPL is something else and rightly for me is maybe the best league in the world.

It's a team sport but every player's ego will kick in at a certain point.

I'd be lying if I said I never had any issues with players but at some point you have to stamp your authority because if you're good at taking free-kicks, for example, they should let you take them.

It would be in my interest to have great players around me because, if you're playing with good players, it makes your job a lot easier.

Football has an important place in Russia.

I'm friends with Igor Yanovsky from when we played together at PSG and he suggested a few Russian dishes to me. I really love borsch!

I'd say the player whose style most resembles mine would be Neymar. That's because I played with a sense of joy and you can see that he feels the same and really enjoys his own play. He doesn't play for himself or just to entertain the fans - he plays for his team. He uses his quality and skill for the good of the team.

Ronaldo is a fantastic player, one of the best I've ever seen, but he's been a bit unfortunate to be of the same generation as Messi. Consequently, they have to share the limelight.

It's not easy to break into an Arsenal team from youth.

Winning the Carling Cup would be the ultimate for me.

I should have got a medal at Neunkirchen, my first club in Germany.

When I was in Paris I was at a big club in a major city, but nobody really cared about each other. It didn't have that family feeling, I didn't see any team spirit.

I've wanted to be a part of the Premiership for some time, to experience the excitement and the atmosphere.

People wonder why I chose to come to Bolton. There's a different pressure and mentality here to PSG, where we were expected to challenge at the top every year, but look at our squad - quality throughout.

Traditionally it's been difficult for Africans to play over here, mainly because the African calendar is very different to that in Europe. Most of the coaches over here can't accept that we have to go back home to play at the Nations' Cup for a month while the season is still on over here. That made people reluctant to sign Africans.

My Nigerian colleagues gave me a good impression of the Premiership and I am glad to be here.

I experienced life in a struggling team at Eintracht Frankfurt, but I was still young then and didn't understand what it meant to be relegated.

My advantage is my skill so I have to use it.