Asked about Amadou Onana on the eve of France-Belgium, Kylian Mbappé did not recognize the name of the Everton player, who had attracted attention in a controversial video where he claimed he was going to tackle the captain of the Blues in the shin.
Kylian Mbappé does not seem to know Amadou Onana. After attracting attention due to the publication of a video in which he indicated that he was going to tackle the captain of the Blues in the shin, the Everton midfielder probably did not catch the eye of the Real Madrid striker. The latter seemed surprised when trying to answer a question from a Belgian journalist, who asked him if Onana could exchange his jersey with that of the captain of the Blues.
“Who?” Mbappé replied with puzzled eyes. “Amadou Onana, our midfielder,” said the journalist. “Ah ok, yeah, yeah,” the French striker finally breathed with a smile.
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The Federation’s apologies
The broadcast of the sequence with Belgian comedian Pablo Andres had provoked many reactions, forcing the Belgian Federation to backtrack and apologize. “A video was posted yesterday on social networks, in which Amadou Onana talks about tackling Mbappé in the shin. The Federation has been working with Pablo Andres for several years now. His videos have always been humorous. The one published on our networks was also humorous. It was not well understood and we decided to delete the video. We apologize if people were offended,” it said on Saturday.
