Audio By Carbonatix
Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has been named as the new captain of the France national team.
He succeeds Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who retired from international football in January.
Mbappe, 24, has 66 caps for France since making his senior debut in 2017.
"Kylian meets all the requirements to have this responsibility," France manager Didier Deschamps told French TV channel TF1 in an interview to be aired on Sunday.
"On the field as in the life of the group, by being a unifying element."
The French Football Federation (FFF) confirmed Deschamps had named Mbappe as captain and Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann as vice-captain on social media on Tuesday.
Mbappe was the top scorer at last year's World Cup as he helped France reach a second straight World Cup final, where they were beaten by Argentina.
He scored two goals in the 2018 final against Croatia and was named as the tournament's best young player as France were crowned world champions for a second time.
Deschamps' side play the Netherlands at the Stade de France in their first Euro 2024 qualifier on Friday, before facing the Republic of Ireland on Monday.
Latest Stories
-
CSSPS self-placement portal opens for candidates unable to secure choices
15 seconds -
James Korsah-Brown calls for Tourism Minister to be changed
2 minutes -
Death in the dark: Family demands answers after dialysis patient dies at TTH during power outage
9 minutes -
11 Ghanaian Universities to embed One Million Coders certifications in degree programmes
10 minutes -
Government to pilot Electronic Document Wallet in fourth quarter – Sam George
13 minutes -
Kenya minister warns foreigners against ‘misusing’ visas to trade
16 minutes -
NACOC shuts down Amsterdam pub at Laboma over suspected Narcotics activities
16 minutes -
Rescuers dig through debris as seven dead in building collapse in Delhi
16 minutes -
Sam George directs Communications Ministry staff to enrol on One Million Coders programme
24 minutes -
From 4Fs and 3Es to Oxford: Dr George Asiamah tells his ‘back route’ story
24 minutes -
China to pump $54bn into state banks and insurers to boost economy
25 minutes -
Volta Region to get cancer research and treatment centre under CEANA
27 minutes -
OpenAI chief scientist warns no one is prepared for consequences of AI
27 minutes -
‘We don’t know when’ – Affected communities await compensation for Accra-Kumasi expressway
29 minutes -
Nepal observes national day of mourning for victims of flash flood disaster
30 minutes