For the last couple of years, we have witnessed football superstars slowly trooping to Africa as their preferred holiday destinations.
Normally a football calendar season ends towards the end of May and footballers jet home to spend some much needed time with their families.
During that short period, many go on holidays to recharge their batteries but things have changed! Long gone are the days every footballer wanted to fly to Maldives, Santorini in Greece, Dubai among other popular tourist destinations.
Football superstars especially those with African roots have been preferring to visit their motherland for holidays.
They have since influenced their teammates, coaches and even former footballers to visit Africa and explore the beautiful things the continent has to offer.
Below is a breakdown of where some of these superstars are holidaying or have been for the last couple of weeks.
1. Paul Pogba
The outgoing Manchester United midfielder is current spending his holiday in Guinea. He took with him Miami Heat pro basket baller, Jimmy Butler.
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