Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba arrived in Guinea two days back, greatly exciting the nation’s football fans.
The Frenchman, who is most likely to return to Juventus in the following month, was surrounded by bike-riding fans in Conakry as he was greeted like a hero.
Although the France international’s parents and two older brothers were all born in Guinea, he was born in Lagny-Sur-Marne. While his brothers Pelé and Florentin played for Guinea, Pogba was a key player in France’s 2018 FIFA World Cup-winning campaign in Russia.
The midfielder is expected to sign with Juventus as a free agent after his deal with Old Trafford expires. Prior to his move to the Italian giants, Pogba is making the most of his vacation.
In a Twitter video posted by ESPN, the midfielder can be seen being welcomed like a hero in videos Pogba posted on his Instagram account. The Frenchman waved to the crowd wearing the national colors as fans followed his vehicle on foot or mopeds.
He paraded the nation in an open-air convertible as he made his way back to his parent’s home country and he also wore the traditional Dashiki.
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Paul Pogba will play for Guinea in a charity game, and he will also meet with government leaders and sports organizations.
There was a lot of discussion on social media about Pogba’s hero’s welcome in Guinea, with some internet users mentioning that there is no such thing as home. Here are a some of the responses on Twitter:
Paul Labile Pogba received a hero’s welcome on his arrival to Guinea.
There’s no place like home👑 pic.twitter.com/8M27pPkgsF
— Thierry Nyann (@nyannthierry) June 21, 2022
🚨 BEAUTIFUL! Paul Pogba is in Guinea 🇬🇳 where he’s received a hero’s welcome.
It should be noted that Guinea is actually Pogba's ancestral home. In fact his elder twin brothers, Mathias & Florentin actually play for Guinea
He’s also set to hold a charity match in a few days. pic.twitter.com/3hoRcX6wrg
— Chris Adede🇰🇪 (@CAdede) June 22, 2022
Paul Pogba and Jimmy Butler in Guinea 🇬🇳.
Pogba back home. pic.twitter.com/GWTbyQi7Q1
— 🇬🇭🇷🇼🇿🇦 Selassie K. (@broos_selasi) June 22, 2022
Paul Pogba received a hero's welcome to Guinea 🇬🇳❤️ pic.twitter.com/oVjMnDku6F
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) June 21, 2022
Certes le #colonel_doumbouya est grand mais #Paul_Pogba n'est pas petit hein .@fatimatouDial20 @aliou_bm #EDF #Kibaro @kingdiak pic.twitter.com/xPqqLfE5hc
— Diallo Ken (@2kendess) June 22, 2022
