The
Afghan boy who became an online hit after wearing a homemade shirt bearing
Lionel Messi's famous number 10 has finally received the real thing - from the
Argentine footballer himself.
Murtaza Ahmadi
Murtaza
Ahmadi his know as "Messi's biggest fan", five-year-old, who comes
from the Jaghori District, in the eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan.
Messi's
management team confirmed on Thursday that Murtaza was sent a signed Argentina
shirt and football from the Barcelona forward, who has been crowned the
world's best player five times.
"I
love Messi and my shirt says Messi loves me," Murtaza said - already
perfecting his own goal celebration.
The
Ghazni farmer confirmed his son was the boy who captured people's imaginations
worldwide and added that Murtaza was "extremely happy".
Murtaza Ahmadi
Messi
is a goodwill ambassador for the United Nations Children's Emergency Fund
(Unicef) and the agency helped to get the shirt to the boy, posting
the picture of Murtaza on its Facebook page.
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