Patrick Tignyemb is not mincing his words about his stance on South Africa just days after Chippa United boss Siviwe Mpengesi came out to express his association with Nigeria for the AFCON finals.
Tignyemb played for Bloemfontein Celtic from 2008 until 2019, earning himself legendary status with the most appearances (326) in the history of the club.
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As the hangover of Bafana Bafana's success continues to envelope the continent, Tignyemb has explained his decision to stand with Hugo Broos' men.
"It is not a secret that I take pride in my South African connection and that is why the South African flag flew with pride outside my house during the AFCON," discloses Tignyemb from Cameroon where he now lives.
"Just because I'm now in Cameroon, I cannot hide the fact that all my kids are South African, and they relate to South Africa more than Cameroon.
"Everything that we own here as a family is because of what I earned while playing in South Africa.
"How can I disown a country that gave me all the houses, cars, and all else that I own.
"The best years of my life were spent in South Africa despite the matter of it being dangerous at times.
"I'm proudly South African and have the ID to back it up because I played my football there for about 15 players and became naturalized.
"What makes me stand with South Africa is that the respect I get from South Africans is something that I have never had here in Cameroon.
"I feel more South African than Cameroonian because Seisa Ramabodu gave me so many priceless moments playing in front of Siwelele.
"There is no way I will ever forget the feeling of Siwelele fans at Seisa Ramabodu.
"I even tell the people here that my South African name is Pat Mokoena [laughing].
"Four of my five kids were born in Bloemfontein, which I consider the best town in the world, and when Bafana plays, they sing the national anthem with pride.
"They speak English, Afrikaans, and Sesotho here in the house and know nothing about the Cameroon national anthem, absolutely nothing.
"I have a problem here in the house when they get angry and speak Afrikaans which is a language that I don't understand.
"My kids want to go back to South Africa because that is the place they identify with and where their friends are.
"I was supporting Bafana from the beginning to the end and even if Bafana played Cameroon, I would have supported Bafana.
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"My South African flag was outside my house and even the police were surprised but I told them why.
"The people in my neighbourhood are always looking at me but my choice is not a secret," says Tignyemb who got a handsome reward of R3 million courtesy of FIFA for an unfair dismissal case at the end of his time at Celtic.