Mathias Pogba: Paul Pogba’s Elder Brother Makes Interesting Confession About ‘Explosive’ Video

Mathias Pogba: Paul Pogba’s Elder Brother Makes Interesting Confession About ‘Explosive’ Video

Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:11 PM
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  • Mathias Pogba has confessed to being behind a bizarre video published online on August 27 promising "explosive revelations" about his younger brother and Juventus Paul Pogba
  • The 32-year-old Guinea international has been accused of being part of a group of blackmailers seeking to extort money from the Juventus star, an accusation Mathias has denied
  • Meanwhile, Mathias and four others will face the judge on Saturday as part of the investigation into an alleged armed extortion and blackmail attempt against Paul

Mathias Pogba, who is currently under police custody, has interestingly admitted to being behind a threatening video, posted on social media platforms on 27 August.

Mathias is said to have “quite clumsily” indicated that the decision to film the video which appeared at the tail-end of August, in which he promised to make “explosive revelations” about Paul, was his initiative, reports Get French Football News.

The Guinea international, however, has denied any involvement in an alleged kidnapping and armed extortion against his brother, Paul Pogba.

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Mathias Pogba and younger brother Paul have been embroiled in a family feud. Photo credit: @RMCsport @juventusfcen
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Following the publication of the video, which went viral across multiple social media platforms, Mathias would go on to claim that the Juventus midfielder had resorted to a witch doctor to cast a spell on Kylian Mbappé.

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According to L’Équipe, the 32-year Mathias is set to be provisionally incarcerated while awaiting the verdict from the armed extortion investigations.

Mathias Pogba arrested as investigations into alleged blackmail and extortion continue

Earlier, Sports Brief reported that Paul Pogba's elder brother Mathias Pogba has been arrested by authorities after he turned himself in France. He becomes the fourth person to be taken into custody after three other people had been arrested by French authorities.

Mathias is embroiled in a family feud with his brother whom he has alleged uses witchcraft. Pogba vehemently denied those accusations and in turn accused his brother of being part of a ring that has been trying to extort him.

Pogba however backtracked and admitted that he indeed visited a witch doctor but not to cast a spell on Kylian Mbappe as had been alleged by his brother.

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Godwin Nii Armah Tagoe is a Ligue 1, Bundesliga, and La Liga editor with five-year experience. He previously worked with Sports Corna and 360SportsGH.
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