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Africa-Press<\/a> – Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>France manager, Didier Deschamps has backed Chelsea midfielder, N\u2019Golo Kante to win the Ballon d\u2019Or this year.<\/p>\n

Deschamps believes Kante deserves to win the Ballon d\u2019Or following his excellent performances for Chelsea this season.<\/p>\n

Recall that the Ballon d\u2019 Or was not handed out in 2020 due to the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n

Kante produced a spectacular display as he helped Chelsea to claim a 1-0 victory over Manchester City in the Champions League final last month.<\/p>\n

Ballon d\u2019Or: Pat Nevin names player to win award<\/p>\n

\u201cN\u2019Golo, he doesn\u2019t have the record of a striker. He can score a few goals, but because of what he does, everyone must have watched his last games, especially the Champions League final, N\u2019Golo is also a driving force,\u201d Deschamps told a press conference ahead of Euro 2020.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Ballon d\u2019Or? He deserves it. You know the criteria as well as I do, it mainly concerns offensive players. When there was a defender or a midfielder, it was because there was no attacking player who had really marked the football year.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is one of those driving forces of the France team too, he has a place, it\u2019s not in relation to his size by saying that he is small, but he is huge.\u201d<\/p>\n

France coach, Didier Deschamps names manager to replace him<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. France manager, Didier Deschamps has backed Chelsea midfielder, N\u2019Golo Kante to win the Ballon d\u2019Or this year. Deschamps believes Kante deserves to win the Ballon d\u2019Or following his excellent performances for Chelsea this season. 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