World champions France announces squad to face Bafana | Breaking News

World Champions France have announced their 23-man squad to face Bafana Bafana in an international friendly on March 29.

The game will be staged at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, the home of Ligue 1 champions side LOSC Lille. 

The squad selected by coach Didier Deschamps includes big guns such as N’Golo Kante, Paul Pogba, Karim Benzema, Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe/

France will also take on Ivory Coast on 25 March.

France squad

Goalkeepers:

Alphonse Areola (West Ham United/ENG, on loan from Paris Saint-Germain), Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur/ENG), Mike Maignan (AC Milan/ITA)

Defenders:

Jonathan Clauss (Lens), Lucas Digne (Aston Villa/ENG), Lucas Hernandez (Bayern Munich/GER), Theo Hernandez (AC Milan/ITA), Presnel Kimpembe (Paris Saint-Germain), Jules Kounde (Sevilla/ESP), Benjamin Pavard (Bayern Munich/GER), Raphael Varane (Manchester United/ENG)

Midfielders:

Matteo Guendouzi (Marseille, on loan from Arsenal/ENG), N’Golo Kante (Chelsea/ENG), Paul Pogba (Manchester United/ENG), Adrien Rabiot (Juventus/ITA), Aurelien Tchouameni (Monaco)

Forwards:

Wissam Ben Yedder (Monaco), Karim Benzema (Real Madrid/ESP), Kingsley Coman (Bayern Munich/GER), Moussa Diaby (Bayer Leverkusen/GER), Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid/ESP, on loan from Barcelona/ESP), Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain), Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig/GER).

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