Super Eagles Prospect Reveals Admiration for 2022 World Cup Star Mbappe

• Folarin Balogun has spoken of his admiration for French star Kylian Mbappe
• The 24-year-old has been a star performer at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar
• Mbappe is currently the leading goal scorer in both the Mundial and Ligue 1

Folarin Balogun is in awe of Kylian Mbappe’s exploits with the French national team and Paris Saint-Germain, as the 24-year-old is regarded as arguably the world’s best young player.

Mbappe is currently on a quest to win his second World Cup title and has played a key role for Les Bleus, scoring 5 goals for Dider Deschamps' team in Qatar.

According to Soccernet, Balogun - who has Nigerian heritage - is the first to admit that there is no comparison between him and Mbappe, saying the Frenchman is a player he would like to emulate.

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“Mbappé is a phenomenon. I respect him enormously. He is young, like me, and I have always admired everything he has accomplished for some time. He also plays in France in addition. I want to follow in his footsteps and have his impact.”

Balogun and Mbappe are two of the top scorers in the French Ligue 1 this season, with the Arsenal loanee on 8 goals while Mbappe has scored 12 for PSG this campaign.

Mbappe is Qatar's best player

Meanwhile, France striker Mbappe is shaping up to become the best player of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, Marca reports.

The Paris Saint-Germain superstar has currently scored five goals, imitating great players like Pele and Diego Maradona who achieved similar feats at a young age.

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Mbappe is incredibly quick as well, especially when he has the ball at his feet, but he only just made the list of the top 10 players at the 2022 World Cup.

Mbappe predicted facing Hakimi, Morocco

Earlier, Sports Brief reported France will take on Morocco in the semi-final of the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, in a clash few would have seen coming.

However, Mbappe did in fact foresee having to play against his friend and Paris Saint-Germain teammate, Achraf Hakimi.

The French attacker and the Moroccan right-back are good friends, and joked about the prospect of facing each other at the tournament.