A former teammate of Kevin De Bruyne at KRC Genk in Belgium, Anele Ngcongca, vividly recalls the day Manchester City playmaker burst onto the world football scene.
The former South Africa international has not forgotten May 17 in 2011, as it was equally special for him. While De Bruyne announced his arrival on the world stage on that day, Ngcongca, was winning the first league title of his career.
De Bruyne's boyhood club KRC Genk, desperately needed a point against rivals Standard Liège to win the third of their four Jupiler League titles.
The venue was their fortress, the Luminus Arena, located in Limburg, the easternmost of the five Dutch-speaking provinces. Featuring in that crunch tie was a little-known 19-year-old, donning the No.14
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