Ekun Samuel, 20 July 2017.
"When I was in Barcelona a few years ago, I saw Messi and he said he would 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." These are the words of Gabon President
Ali Bongo Ondimba, as Barcelona Lionel Messi visits the city of Port-Gentil, 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.
Gabon will host the Africa Cup of Nations in 2017 and
the rich oil city Port-Gentil, will host some games of the Africa Cup Of Nations in 2017.
