Having worked for the Elephants of Côte d’Ivoire (60 caps, 7 goals), Franck Kessié could perhaps have played for the Lone Stars of Liberia. And for good reason, the Barcelonian was born in the south-east of Liberia, according to the revelations of a woman claiming to be… his biological mother.
Franck Kessié would not have been born in Ouragahio, in the west of Côte d’Ivoire, as the official documents of the midfielder of Barça state (3 goals, 3 assists in 39 appearances this TCC season). In reality, the 2022 Italian champion was born in Sinoe County, Liberia, according to Nancy Payne who claims to be his biological mother.
The declaration of ”Maman Kessié”
While appearing on Radio OK FM based in Liberia’s capital, Monrovia, Nancy Payne, accompanied by two other sons – Kessié’s alleged half-brothers – claimed to be the Blaugrana’s mother and another boy , both from the same father. The latter would have taken his two sons to Côte d’Ivoire (border country with Liberia, editor’s note) and would have enrolled them in school, said the matriarch who then claims to have lost all contact with her two offspring. “I learned that Kessié and his brother had been sent to Europe, after several attempts to find my children,” she told the local media.
What about Kessié’s father?
Irrefutable testimonies or false allegations? Franck Kessié, he has not yet spoken. None of his interviews mention his mother. On the other hand, the player trained at the Stella Club of Adjamé, in Abidjan, revealed to have lost his father since the age of eleven. “My father was a footballer in Côte d’Ivoire, but then he ended up in the army to serve his country. He died of illness shortly after I turned eleven. When I score goals I like to do this kind of salute in his honor, “explained the main interested party, after dedicating his celebration to his parent, during Barça’s victory over Viktoria Plzen on September 7, 2022 in the League. Champions (5-1).
Be that as it may, Nancy Payne’s words are to be taken with a grain of salt, especially since they could hide “extortion” intentions…
