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Aouar, Upamecano and Camavinga called up by France

Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar, RB Leipzig centre-back Dayot Upamecano and Rennes' rising star Eduardo Camavinga have been called up by France for the first time.

The youngsters of African descent have been included in Didier Deschamps’ team to face Sweden and Croatia in the Nations League scheduled for September 5 and 8 respectively.

Here's the France squad that will meet up on Monday!!! ud83eudd29 #FiersdetreBleus #SWEFRA #FRACRO pic.twitter.com/ahBj6H4PKV

— French Team u2b50u2b50 (@FrenchTeam) August 27, 2020

Aouar has been delivering eye-catching performances for Lyon since his promotion to the senior level in 2017.