Paul Pogba in Mecca for Lesser Hajj

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World’s most expensive player Paul Labile Pogba has ignited the internet with posts that revealed his religion as Islam.

The Manchester United midfielder in a post on Twitter on Sunday wished muslims a happy Ramadan. He wrote: Ramadan Kareem…Bon Ramadan.

In an  Instagram, Pogba shows himself in Mecca performing the lesser Hajj, known as Umra and with the Kabbah as backdrop, the Frenchman says: ‘most beautiful thing I have seen in my life’.

The post has drawn over 1.5 million likes.

Pogba was  born 15 March 1993 in a place in Paris called Lagny-sur-Marne.

Paul Pogba

As a professional footballer,  he also plays for France  as a central midfielder and is comfortable playing both in attack and defence.

Unknown to many of his fans, Pogba is not just a practising muslim, but a devout one.

He was said to have been introduced to the faith by his mother, Yeo Moriba, who he described as his inspiration.

Yoriba, according to a report by Quora raised Pogba and his twin brothers all  alone by  in an estate near Paris.

Drugs were rife near their home in Roissy-en-Brie, but she kept them clean.

Pogba is not the only famous footballer, who is a muslim.

Karim Benzema, Marouane Fellaini, Eden Hazard,  Xherdan Shaqiri, Adnan Januzaj, Mesut Ozil are also muslims.

Pogba and his mom who introduced him to Islam

 

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