{"id":47589,"date":"2023-03-22T12:53:19","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T12:53:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/22\/kylian-mbappe-named-new-france-captain-after-lloris-retirement\/"},"modified":"2023-03-22T12:53:19","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T12:53:19","slug":"kylian-mbappe-named-new-france-captain-after-lloris-retirement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2023\/03\/22\/kylian-mbappe-named-new-france-captain-after-lloris-retirement\/","title":{"rendered":"Kylian Mbappe named new France captain after Lloris&#8217; retirement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" class=\"entry-thumb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/129054829_kylianmbappe_getty-696x392.jpg\"   alt=\"Mbappe has scored 36 goals in 66 appearances for France\" title=\"Mbappe has scored 36 goals in 66 appearances for France\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mbappe has scored 36 goals in 66 appearances for France<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has been named as the new captain of the France national team.<\/p>\n<p>He succeeds Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who\u00a0retired from international football\u00a0in January.<\/p>\n<p>Mbappe, 24, has 66 caps for France since making his senior debut in 2017.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/22191989129,1002554\/MGL\/mgl_ado_atunwa_300x250 --><\/p>\n<p>\u201cKylian meets all the requirements to have this responsibility,\u201d France manager Didier Deschamps told French TV channel TF1 in an interview to be aired on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOn the field as in the life of the group, by being a unifying element.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The French Football Federation (FFF) confirmed Deschamps had named Mbappe as captain and Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann as vice-captain on\u00a0social media on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>Mbappe was the top scorer at last year\u2019s World Cup as he helped France reach a second straight World Cup final, where they were\u00a0beaten by Argentina.<\/p>\n<p>He scored two goals in the 2018 final against Croatia and was named as the tournament\u2019s best young player as France were crowned world champions for a second time.<\/p>\n<p>Deschamps\u2019 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.<\/p>\n<p>            <!--  [embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=videoseries[\/embed]<!--\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>--><\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"xTKkM71uAlw\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Assin Central: Group poised to end 24-year drought, as party presents unopposed candidate (21-3-23)\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xTKkM71uAlw?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mbappe has scored 36 goals in 66 appearances for France Paris St-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has been named as the new captain of the France national team. 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