Eleven years ago it was a dream come true for football fans in Bangladesh when Lionel Messi’s Argentina played a match in Dhaka.
On 6 September 2011, Messi’s team played a FIFA friendly match against Nigeria at the Bangabandhu National Stadium. Now steps have been taken to bring back the Argentine superstar to Dhaka once again.
The news of Bangladesh’s unbridled love for Messi and Argentina at last year’s FIFA World Cup reached Messi’s homeland. Against this backdrop, the Bangladesh Football Federation (BFF) wants to bring Messi back to Dhaka after 11 years.