Fans of French star striker, Kylian Mbappé, celebrated him as he marked his 24th birthday on Tuesday.
Platforms Africa reports that Mbappé is the winner of the 2022 World Cup Golden Boot award after scoring eight goals at the just-concluded 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, including a hat-trick in Sunday’s final against Argentina.
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Some fans of the French football player have taken to their Twitter handles to shower praises on the new World Cup Golden Boot winner.
“The best player in the world and the heir to Ronaldo’s throne turns 24 today, you will be in the GOAT debate in 5yrs time. All you need is Perez and Real Madrid, happy birthday Kylian Mbappe. My GOAT, ” a tweep, Al’ameen, commented.
Another tweep, Periodico Emporium, wrote, “Happy birthday to one of the best strikers on the planet right now, Kylian Mbappé. The #psg and French international turns 24 today.”
Olawumi Yasin Gold, tweeted, “Happy birthday to the best player in the world. Kylian Mbappé turns 24 today.”
Despite not winning the 2022 edition of the World Cup, Mbappe had a stellar performance and broke many individual records, while creating new ones.
He also won the last edition on the World Cup tournament in 2018 with France.
Adesanmi Mbappe
While close followers of the emerging striker acknowledge his ability to carve out goals, not much of these people know that the hugely talented player has Nigerian roots, as a recent research has shown.
Kylian’s father, Wilfred Mbappe, who has Cameroonian and Nigerian roots, was once a refuge, who migrated to France for greener pastures. According to reports, Wilfred in a bid to get a permanent stay got married to an Algerian-French lady Fayza, an ex-handball player.
Kylian was given a Yoruba middle name Adesanmi meaning “crown fits me” by Wilfred, who also adopted a son, Jirès Kembo Ekoko, a professional footballer of Congolese descent, but has a biological son and younger brother of Kylian named Adeyemi Mbappe, in recognition of his Nigerian roots.
Adeyemi is a Yoruba name meaning “the crown befits you.” Indeed, Adeyemi is the reason why Kylian celebrates his goals by posing with his arms crossed and thumbs up.
“This is how my younger brother celebrated when he beat me in the FIFA video game,” said Mbappe.
Wilfried works as coach at AS Bondy and he started training Kylian at the age of six. He also spends time coaching Adeyemi, while he is currently his Kylian’s agent.
