Paul Pogba Finally Breaks Silence on Why He Ignored Guinea to Play for France National Football Team

• Paul Pogba has disclosed that he had been dreaming of playing for France, even when he was at a young age
• The midfielder broke into the French senior national team in 2013 and has so far featured in 91 matches for Les Blues
• Pogba, whose parents are originally from Guinea, says despite that his brothers played for the Syli National, he wanted to play for France

France star Paul Pogba was eligible to play for African country Guinea, but the impressive midfielder opted to play for the European nation.

Having represented the French youth teams, Pogba broke into the senior national team and made his debut in 2013 and has so far made 91 appearances, scoring 11 goals.

He was part of the Les Blues squad that won the FIFA World Cup in 2018 as well as the UEFA Nations League during the 2020-21 season, Soccer Laduma reports.

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In a recent interview, the former Manchester United midfielder, who was born in France, says he always desired to play for the country’s national team.

He disclosed that his family members also did not disagree with him for choosing the European nation over Guinea, the origin of his parents.

He said on the Manchester United podcast, as cited in Football Daily Goal:

"It was a dream for me. It was a dream when I started with the national team in France. I always wanted to play for France.

"My brothers played for Guinea, but I wanted to play for France. They were born in Guinea, and they always said 'we'll take care of Guinea and you take care of France'.

"It was always my dream to play for the French national team."

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Inaki Williams switches allegiance to Ghana

Meanwhile, Spanish-born forward of Ghanaian parentage Iñaki Williams has confirmed his switch of allegiance, declaring his readiness to represent the West African nation at the international level.

The 27-year-old forward paid a visit to Ghana during the post-season holidays last month and took the opportunity to hold talks with the Ghana Football Association (GFA) about a possible switch of nationality.

His declaration comes as a piece of exciting news to Ghanaian football-loving fans, who have been clamouring for the forward to switch his allegiance to Ghana.

Koulibaly laments wasting time to earn France’ call-up

Sports Brief earlier reported that Napoli defender and Senegal captain Kalidou Koulibaly has boldly admitted that he sometimes thinks of the time he 'wasted' as he waited for a call-up from the French national team.

The 31-year-old, considered one of the best centre-backs in Europe, had the chance to play for the current world champions but, at the age of 24, settled for the Lions of Teranga.

He, however, represented France at the U-20 level, featuring six times in the Fifa U20 World Cup finals in Colombia.