Afghan boy fiveyear-old Murtaza Ahmadi, a young Lionel Messi fan, plays football in Kabul. Barcelona star Lionel Messi is hoping to arrange a meeting with an Afghan boy who shot to fame after pictures of him dressed in a striped plastic bag jersey went viral, Kabul’s football federation said. AFP PH
KABUL: Kicking a bright yellow football on a gravel-covered Kabul hilltop, an Afghan boy whose pictures in a plastic Lionel Messi jersey went viral evinced excitement on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) at the prospect of meeting the Barcelona star.