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In February, the internet fell in love with a five-year-old boy in a homemade plastic bag Lionel Messi jersey named Murtaza Ahmadi. Now, almost a year later, Ahmadi has finally met his idol.
The Argentine soccer star and the young Afghan super fan shared a warm embrace on Tuesday, in a heartwarming encounter captured on video tweeted by the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee.
SEE ALSO:5-year-old Messi fan forced to flee Afghanistan after threatsMessi is seen smiling and picking up the boy, whose blue and white striped plastic shirt and gleeful expression while wearing it melted hearts online at the start of the year.
The image the world wanted to see. The six year old boy who dreamed of meeting his hero, #Messi, finally comes true. #FCBinDoha pic.twitter.com/58FWn17b9A
— Road to 2022 (@roadto2022) December 13, 2016
وآخيرا قابل الطفل ذو الست سنوات مرتضي آحمدي ميسي. #الاهلي_برشلونة pic.twitter.com/Xj8hT3yJb1
— Road to 2022 (@roadto2022) December 13, 2016
Not only did the six-year-old boy get to meet his hero, but he also got to walk out on to the pitch alongside Messi on Tuesday night, when Barcelona played Al Ahli in Dohar.
An ecstatic Ahmadi didn't want to let go of his hero.
Video of the day: When 6 year old Murtaza Ahmadi finally met his idol Lionel Messi and didn't want to leave him ❤️😭❤️pic.twitter.com/lZq2Qnflyk
— Leo Messi (@messi10stats) December 13, 2016
The young boy's journey to meeting his idol started back in January, when a photo of him wearing the plastic shirt with Messi's name was first spotted online by fans.
Before long, Twitter lit up with a search for for his identity. Among others, Turkish sports website Fanatik tweeted out the viral picture while wondering who the young boy was.
FOTO | Irak'ta küçük bir çocuğun poşetten yaptığı Lionel Messi forması... pic.twitter.com/ZD5b5DUOq2
— Fanatik (@fanatikcomtr) January 15, 2016
Ahmadi was soon identified as the boy with the plastic Messi jersey. From their farm in Jaghori, his father Arif Ahmadi told CNNhow passionate the then five-year-old was about Messi and football.
"When he suddenly wakes up in the middle of the night, he starts crying that he wants to go to Messi," Ahmadi said, adding that his son started asking for a jersey.
"I told him that we were living in a poor village far from the city and it was impossible for me to get him the shirt," he said. "He kept crying for days asking for the shirt until his brother Hamayon helped him make one from the plastic bag to make him happy."
"He stopped crying after wearing that plastic bag shirt," Ahmadi added.
Once it was known who Ahmadi was, he gained the attention of organizations like the Afghanistan Football Federation and UNICEF, which presented him with a brand new autographed Messi jersey.
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
"I love Messi and my shirt says Messi loves me," Ahmadi said at the time.
On Tuesday, the Qatar 2022 Supreme Committee tweeted a number of images and videos about Ahmadi, including one in which he says what he will do when he first meets Messi.
"Kiss him," he said. "I'm going to kiss him."
Leo Messi finally meets the young Afghan boy who made a Messi shirt out of a plastic bag! pic.twitter.com/kXkoPy9M9y
— Road to 2022 (@roadto2022) December 13, 2016
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