FRANCE

March 02, (THEWILL) - Nigeria's President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has received recognition from the governments of the United States, Britain and France. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Wednesday, declared Tinubu winner of the February 25 presidential election. Chief Returning Officer...

February 02, (THEWILL) - France and Manchester United defender, Raphael Varane, has announced his retirement from the national team at the age of 29. With 93 caps to his name, Varane was a key member of the squad...

January 07, (THEWILL) - It was a momentous day for French soccer as the French Football Federation announced that manager Didier Deschamps had signed a contract extension that would keep him at the helm of the national team until...

December 23, (THEWILL) - Noel Le Graet, the president of the French Football Federation, has revealed that he spoke with his Argentinean colleague, over the ongoing taunts of Kylian Mbappe from the South American team and their fans. The Argentine...

December 18, (THEWILL) – Argentina defeated France in a thrilling shootout to win the FIFA World Cup for the first time since 1986 and help complete Lionel Messi's trophy cabinet with the only competition he was yet to lift. Lionel Scaloni's...

December 17, (THEWILL) – Karim Benzema made it known that he had no desire to return to Qatar to feature in Sunday's World Cup final between France and Argentina before French coach, Didier Deschamps, completely ruled him out of...

December 14, (THEWILL) –Morocco's fairytale run at Qatar came to an end as Theo Hernandez and Randal Kolo Muani scored for France in their 2-0 victory over Africa's last representatives on Wednesday to advance to the World Cup final...

December 12, (THEWILL) - Royal Air Maroc, the national airline of Morocco, has scheduled 30 more round-trip flights to transport jubilant supporters to Qatar for Wednesday's historic World Cup semifinal matchup against France. On Saturday, Africa and the Arab...

December 10, (THEWILL) - France defeated England 2-1 to advance to the World Cup semifinals on the back of a crucial and uncharacteristic late penalty miss from England captain Harry Kane. With his first penalty kick in the 54th minute,...

December 09, (THEWILL) – Didier Deschamps has spoken against claims that the French national team is unduly dependant on Kylian Mbappe, who has been in outstanding form during the World Cup in Qatar and leads the scoring charts with...