The 2020/21 French Ligue 1 season commences on Friday as Bordeaux and Nantes clash on match-day one of the new season and there are two Ghanaians players to watch out for in the same league as Kylian Mbappe and Neymar Jr.
The last edition was canceled by the French government due to the Covid-19 but competitive football has resumed in France.
SPORTSWorldGhana.com focus on the Ghanaian internationals in Europe’s 5th best football league this term.
John Boye – Metz FC
Metz finished 15th last season following the termination of the season at Week 25 and the team managed by Vincent Hognon open their season account on August 30 at home against AS Monaco and first team regular center back Boye is expected to feature after starting the last three friendly games of the team.
John Boye joined Metz in June 2018 on a four-year-deal keeping him at the club till June 2022.
Majeed Waris – RC Strasbourg
The former FC Porto man will be starting his 6th season in France after representing Valenciennes, Lorient and Nantes in previous stints but this time around the 28-year old striker – 4 goals for Ghana in 31 games – is on the books of The Racers where he joined last January.