Sports fans are elated as the French football star visits Cameroon, where his father comes from.
French football star Kylian Mbappé says he is "honoured" to be visiting Cameroon, his country "of origin".Earlier, football fans described to the BBC the excitement they felt about the trip.the BBC's Newsday radio programme.
The 24-year-old French football captain and PSG striker - who was born in Paris, France, to a Cameroonian father - also met the country's Prime Minister Joseph Ngute on Friday, along with other officials.The football star was surrounded by hundreds of eager fans as he arrived in Cameroon on Thursday He also played basketball with former Chicago Bulls star Joakim Noah at Noah's court, where he was pictured with a crowd of onlookers watching the game. He later played football against the Cameroonian team Vent d'Etoudi FC, Reuters reports.
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