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Image caption: Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 was born in Paris to a Cameroonian father<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
French football star Kylian Mbapp\u00e9 says he is \u201chonoured\u201d to be visiting Cameroon, his country \u201cof origin\u201d.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m so happy to be here,\u201d he added, saying that people have shown him so much \u201clove\u201d.<\/p>\n
Earlier, football fans described to the BBC the excitement they felt about the trip.<\/p>\n
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\u201cWe\u2019ve all been awaiting the moment and its finally here,\u201d one man told\u00a0the BBC\u2019s Newsday radio programme.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a huge boost for Cameroon, not just for Cameroon but for the entire continent,\u201d the fan added. \u201cHaving him around shows that home is home \u2013 you have to come back to your home.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 24-year-old French football captain and PSG striker \u2013 who was born in Paris, France, to a Cameroonian father \u2013 also met the country\u2019s Prime Minister Joseph Ngute on Friday, along with other officials.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s his first trip to Cameroon since he was a teenager.<\/p>\n Image caption: The football star was surrounded by hundreds of eager fans as he arrived in Cameroon on Thursday<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n The sporting star has also been meeting other Cameroonian sports figures, such as MMA star Francis Ngannou, with whom he was pictured smiling.<\/p>\n He also played basketball with former Chicago Bulls star Joakim Noah at Noah\u2019s court, where he was pictured with a crowd of onlookers watching the game. He later played football against the Cameroonian team Vent d\u2019Etoudi FC, Reuters reports.<\/p>\n Mbapp\u00e9 is also carrying out humanitarian work on his trip on behalf of his foundation, which seeks to help young people achieve their goals.<\/p>\n Cameroonian journalist Henry Tataw Ekambi told BBC Newsday that one of the first things Mbapp\u00e9 did when he landed was to visit a school for \u201cchildren with hearing and speech disabilities that his foundation is funding\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are pushing hard for a bright future in Cameroon,\u201d Reuters quotes him as saying.<\/p>\n The player\u2019s future at his current club PSG has been unclear after he said he would not extend his contract with the Parisian side beyond 2024.<\/p>\n Mbapp\u00e9, who joined PSG in 2017 initially on loan from Monaco before a 180m euros (\u00a3165.7m) transfer, has scored 212 goals in 260 games for the club.<\/p>\n He also played on the French team when they won the World Cup in 2018.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Screenshot-2023-07-08-145807.png\")