Kylian Mbappe’s father, Wilfred Mbappe, has made bold accusations about why his son picked France over Cameroon, alleging that a Cameroon FA official requested money in 2018 before allowing his child to join the Indomitable Lions.
According to Mbappe’s father, the Cameroonian Football Association is to blame for the events that led to the Frenchman playing for Les Blues rather than the senior national squad of the West African nation of Cameroon, he claimed through Cameroon Concord News.
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“At first, I wanted my son to play for Cameroon but, someone at the Cameroon Football Federation charged a sum of money that I didn’t have to make him play.
The French didn’t charge anything,” the senior Mbappe reportedly said.
Kylian was one of France’s bright spots during the most recent World Cup in Russia, scoring four goals, including one in the 4-2 victory over Croatia in the championship game.
He joined Brazilian great Pele as the second young player to score in a World Cup final.
In Africa, where corruption and patronage prevail over merit, money is sometimes used to pay for national team calls-ups.
Because it is such a great honour to represent your country, Kylian thinks that players shouldn’t be paid to play for their national teams.
