Kylian Mbappe's Heartwarming Gesture Towards Cameroon Forward Spotted

Kylian Mbappe's Heartwarming Gesture Towards Cameroon Forward Spotted

Byron Pillay
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:27 PM
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  • Kylian Mbappe recently surpassed Paris Saint-Germain's all-time goal-scoring record held by Edinson Cavani
  • Mbappe scored a goal against Nantes in Ligue 1 to reach 201 goals in his career for the French giants
  • Ignatius Ganago recently lost his five-year-old daughter to an illness and Mbappe showed some support

Kylian Mbappe has won a lot of gold during his career, but he also has a heart of gold.

The Paris Saint-Germain attacker showed off his softer side when he presented Ignatius Ganago with a heartwarming gift.

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Kylian Mbappe recently presented Ignatius Ganago with gis shirt as a gesture to the forward after his daughter passed away. Image: Christian Liewig/ Anthony Dibon
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Ganago, a striker for Nantes, recently lost his daughter Chloe to illness. The five-year-old passed away suddenly and the Cameroonian striker was forced to miss some of Nantes' recent games as he flew back home for the funeral, Get Football News France reported.

He returned for the game against PSG and scored a goal as his side were beaten 4-2. Mbappe also scored during that game and became PSG's all-time leading scorer as a result. Mbappe now has 201 goals for the French club, one more than Edinson Cavani.

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After the game, the French attacker produced a heartwarming moment as he gave his shirt to the Cameroonian striker, Goal noted. Now that he's reached a new milestone for the club, Mbappe will be hoping to lead the French side to more achievements.

PSG will be hoping to beat Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League and book their place in the quarter-finals. PSG have never won the tournament but will be looking to change that with Mbappe leading the line.

Kylian Mbappe breaks PSG record

Kylian Mbappe became Paris Saint-Germain's all-time top scorer with his 201st goal for the club as the Ligue 1 leaders warmed up for their crunch trip to Bayern Munich with a 4-2 win over Nantes on Saturday.

The France superstar had equalled Edinson Cavani's previous record mark of 200 goals with a brace in last week's win at Marseille and went one better by netting in stoppage time at the Parc des Princes.

PSG had earlier squandered a two-goal lead, with Lionel Messi putting them ahead and a Jaouen Hadjam own goal making it 2-0 inside 17 minutes before Nantes fought back to draw level, Sports Brief reported.

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Byron Pillay is a sports writer and Head of the Department at Sports Brief (joined in 2022) with over 10 years of experience in community journalism and a degree in journalism from Caxton's Cadet School.
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