Five
year-old Murtaza, from a poor family in the Jaghori district in the central
province of Ghazni, became an unlikely Internet sensation after the pictures
were shared on Facebook and other social media sites.
Barcelona
star Lionel Messi will meet with the Afghan boy who made a shirt improvised
from a plastic bag and bearing the name and playing number of his hero.
Unable
to get a real Messi shirt, Murtaza's brother had rigged him up a plastic bag in
the light blue and white colors of the Argentinian national team, with
"Messi" and the number "10" written on it in marker pen.
The
pictures were shared around the world and the Afghan Football Federation said
on its website on Monday it was in contact with representatives of Messi and
would arrange for Murtaza to meet the player soon.
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