Cameroon legend N'Kono shares memories of unlikely Buffon bromance
Sharing an anecdote about the Italian, N'Kono recalled: “I remember when Buffon was starting out at Parma and was at the 1998 World Cup in France. “I came across Buffon with Patrick M'Boma and he told me ‘this is the future goalkeeper of the Italian national team’.” Cameroon and Italy were both drawn in Group B, with Italy winning the match between them 3-0 in Montpellier. “So, I asked him ‘will you come to my testimonial?’ and Buffon replied by saying that he would love to. I thought it was a joke, though, and didn’t think he would come,” N’Kono recalled.
Source: goal.com