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Kylian Mbappe visits father's native home in Cameroon

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Kylian Mbappe was welcomed by fans as he landed in Cameroon, the nation where his father was born [Courtesy]

France's star footballer Kylian Mbappe arrived in Cameroon to an ecstatic welcome from fans Thursday for a visit that includes charity work with deaf children and a trip to his father's village.

Many among the hundreds who greeted the 24-year-old forward were dressed in his Paris Saint-Germain team's football jersey for the occasion.

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