Tchouameni to captain France against Israel, French federation says
Tchouameni to captain France against Israel, French federation says
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Some will argue that he is captain in France but would never have been captain in Cameroon, if he had chosen Cameroon National team, because he contradicted Etoo recently on whether Cameroon could have won the world cup in 2002. Ah, I am just kidding.By Reuters
October 9, 20249:56 AM GMT+1Updated 5 hours ago
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PARIS, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Midfielder Aurelien Tchouameni will captain France for their Nations League game against Israel on Thursday in the absence of Kylian Mbappe, the French federation said on Wednesday.
His Real Madrid team mate Mbappe, the usual captain, is skipping the Nations League games against Israel and Belgium.
Tchouameni was one of the favourites with fullback Jules Kounde and keeper Mike Maignan.
Mbappe, who join Real as a free agent from Paris St Germain during the close season, has faced criticism in France for not taking part in the double header in Budapest and Brussels while being fit to play for the Spanish club.