Kid who wore plastic bag as Messi kit finally gets real signed jersey
A five-year-old, who went viral after being pictured wearing a Lionel Messi shirt made out of a plastic bag, has now finally received the real thing.
Murtaza Ahmadi, who gained the world's attention with a homemade Argentina top with Messi's name on the back, has now been sent an La Albiceleste shirt signed by the Barcelona star.
Murtaza has the real thing now! #LeoMessi helped make his dream come true & gave him signed jerseys & a football. pic.twitter.com/ls6nUOdaBL
— UNICEF Afghanistan (@UNICEFAfg) February 25, 2016
Football supporters from all over the world shared the picture of the little boy in an attempt to find his whereabouts.
Now Messi is planning on flying out to see Murtaza in his home country of Afghanistan after he was located in January.
But in the mean time, UNICEF revealed that Murtaza can now ditch his plastic bag for the real deal.
Afghan boy and Lionel Messi fan Murtaza Ahmadi, 5, wears a plastic bag jersey as he plays football in Jaghori district of Ghazni province.
Heartwarming!
H/T Metro
