Lionel Messi, the star of FC Barcelona and Argentina, has been participating on
Saturday, along with the president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, in a ceremony
to open the Port-Gentil stadium, which will host games at the African Cup of
Nations in 2017.
The ceremony took place in Port-Gentil, which is the second city in Gabon and
the country's oil capital.
During his visit, Leo Messi signed numerous autographs before getting in a car
to make a short, symbolic journey around the stadium with Ali Bongo Ondimba.
"When I was in Barcelona a few years ago, I saw Messi and he said he wouldSaturday, along with the president of Gabon, Ali Bongo Ondimba, in a ceremony
to open the Port-Gentil stadium, which will host games at the African Cup of
Nations in 2017.
The ceremony took place in Port-Gentil, which is the second city in Gabon and
the country's oil capital.
During his visit, Leo Messi signed numerous autographs before getting in a car
to make a short, symbolic journey around the stadium with Ali Bongo Ondimba.
come to visit me in Libreville," the president of Gabon explained.
"It was a promise which he made to me. He is a man of honour, one who has
kept his word. The calendar worked out well and it has corresponded with the
laying of the first stone," the Gabonese leader added.
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