Africa's greatest have praised Liverpool ace Sadio Mane after leading Senegal to victory in the final of the Africa Cup of Nations against Egypt.
Mane struck the decisive spotkick in the penalty shootout.
Former Nigeria striker Daniel Amokachi, a Nations Cup winner in 1994, said Mane "showed a lot of character" to take a penalty again in the shootout against the Pharaohs.
"I wasn't feeling it when he stepped forward, but you can see how he drilled that ball into the corner," Amokachi told the BBC World Service.
"That's what a star player is all about. I did say that we've seen him miss chances when playing for Liverpool but the character that he puts into the game, the quality always comes through in the end."
Former Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure, a Nations Cup winner with Ivory Coast in 2015 after defeats on penalties in the 2006 and 2012 finals, praised Mane's "courage", while Efan Ekoku described Mane's eventual winner as "the biggest kick of his life".
"I'm so pleased for Sadio Mane," former Nigeria striker Ekoku said on BBC Three.
"He's been through a lot with his national side. He was brave, and what a penalty. The keeper was beaten by the accuracy just as much as the power."
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