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Excited fans gathered at the airport in the capital Yaounde, where France’s star footballer Kylian Mbappe touched down on Thursday for a three-day tour of the central African nation. The visit includes charity work with deaf children and a trip to his father’s village.
Excited fans gathered at the airport in the capital Yaounde, where France’s star footballer Kylian Mbappe touched down on Thursday for a three-day tour of the central African nation. The visit includes charity work with deaf children and a trip to his father’s village.
Mbappe, who is also captain of France’s national team, will stay during his visit lasting several days at a hotel complex belonging to the family of French former tennis champion Yannick Noah, who lives in Yaounde. On Friday, he is due to visit a school for youngsters who are deaf and hard of hearing in the capital’s suburbs, according to his itinerary seen by AFP.
Mbappe is also set to take part in a basketball game, with expectations it will involve retired NBA player Joakim Noah, the son of Yannick. Later on, he took part in a football match against second-division Cameroon club FC Vent d’Etoudi. Mbappe to visit Djebale, his father Wilfried Mbappe’s village. His father left Cameroon at a young age for France where he became a football trainer. The trip is an opportunity for Mbappe to visit Yaounde and Douala, two schools supported by his own charitable foundation. It’s also a chance to follow in the footsteps of his ancestors in Djebale, to spend time with young Cameroonians.
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Arsene Pinlap, 37, one of those waiting to catch a glimpse of Mbappe at the airport, spoke of “a pride” as a Cameroonian in welcoming the star to the West African country. But it’s also an honour to be able to see the best player in the world, said the president of the PSG fan club in Yaoundé.
The French footballer is also due to meet some of the country’s officials, including Prime Minister Joseph Dion Ngute, and discuss the projects he would like to set up in Cameroon.
