Former Nigerian international, Emmanuel Amuneke has revealed that joining Barcelona was a dream come true for him.

Recall that Amuneke joined the Catalans in 1996 to become the first Nigerian to don the Blaugrana jersey.

He spent four years with Barca, scoring once in 19 La Liga matches and he won the Copa del Rey with the club.

However, in an interview with TribalFootball, the 1994 Africa Cup of Nations winner, stated that he was over excited to have joined Barcelona.

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“Joining Barcelona was like a dream coming true,” Amunike recalls. “Every player or young player wants to play for a big team. Nowadays the situation has changed because young players only want to play for a big team but for me, it’s important to play where you can have continuity and

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