French footballer Kylian Mbappé, who arrived in Yaoundé on Thursday, continued his stay in Cameroon on Friday July 7. He was notably received in audience at midday by the Prime Minister, Joseph Dion Nguté. At the end of this meeting, the PSG striker announced that he was working on several projects for Cameroon.
With our correspondent in Yaoundé, Joel Wadem
It’s a smiling Kylian Mbappé who came out of his 30-minute interview with Joseph Dion Nguté, the Cameroonian Prime Minister. ” I was very happy to be able to discuss with him. I expressed all my joy to be here. We have a lot of projects, already started with some schools. But we have even bigger plans. We can’t reveal them right away, we’re waiting for it to start to see the light of day. We are working hard so that there is a bright future in Cameroon “said the 2018 world champion.
According to indiscretions, the captain of the French football team announced to the head of government the upcoming construction of a large sports complex in Obala, a suburb of Yaoundé. He also promised a greater commitment of his foundation in humanitarian projects in Cameroon.
Upon his arrival in the Cameroonian capital on Thursday, the native of Paris went to the School of Souvenirs in Yaoundé. He visited this structure rehabilitated by his foundation and promised additional support for the financing of other activities.
A friendly meeting was planned for this Friday, July 7, between the Vent d’Etoudi, a second division football team, and the friends of number 10 of the Blues. But the match was unfortunately canceled at the last minute for security reasons. On the other hand, in the Noah village, a basketball match pitted a selection of Joakim Noah’s friends against that of Kylian Mbappé.
The stay of the football prodigy ends on Saturday in Douala with a visit to the island of Djebalé, the village of his father Wilfrid.