Afghan Boy Gets A suprise Visit From Football Idol

 An Afghan boy who became an online hit after wearing a homemade shirt bearing Lionel Messi's famous number 10 has met his hero.

Murtaza was finally identified as the boy in the picture after his uncle, Azim Ahmadi, an Afghan living in Australia, put BBC Trending in touch with his brother, Arif - the young devoted Messi fan's father Ahmadi, who comes from the Jaghori District, in the eastern Ghazni province of Afghanistan, was forced to flee the country to Pakistan in May.

six-year-old boy who dreamed of meeting his hero, Messi, finally comes true."

"The image the world wanted to see.Barcelona are in Qatar to play a friendly against Al Ahli on

Tuesday and Ahmadi will walk out on to the pitch with Messi.

But now the pair have come face to face in Doha, according to Qatar's 2022 World Cup organising committee.

A photograph of six-year-old Murtaza Ahmadi wearing the shirt made from a striped blue plastic bag went viral in January and ended with the boy receiving a signed shirt from the Barcelona striker.