The French national team has chosen Kylian Mbappe, a striker for Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), to take over as captain from Hugo Lloris.
Mbappe accepted the captaincy after chatting with Didier Deschamps, according to the French sports newspaper L’Equipe.
The 24-year-old had been mentioned as a potential candidate for the position ever since Lloris, the goalie, announced his retirement from international competition in January.
This comes just weeks after leading France to their second consecutive World Cup final when they lost to Argentina.
Mbappe has been capped 66 times and was instrumental in France’s World Cup victory in 2018 as well as their runner-up finish in 2022.
Quadri Olaitan is a journalist and contributor to Freelanews.com, covering news, public affairs, and human-interest stories.
