Argentina’s China tour canceled after Messi did not play exhibition club match in Hong Kong – Dainik Savera Times
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The Beijing Football Association said on Saturday it would not organize Argentina’s friendly against Ivory Coast in Beijing in March. “Beijing does not currently plan to organize the match in which Lionel Messi was to take part,” the association told local media. A day earlier, Chinese sports officials had canceled Argentina’s exhibition match against Nigeria.
Under the captaincy of Messi, World Cup champion Argentina was to tour China during the international break from March 18 to 26. On this tour, Argentina was to play matches against Ivory Coast in Beijing and Nigeria in Hangzhou. But Messi had angered fans in Hong Kong while on tour with his Inter Miami club.
He did not play in the club’s friendly match held here last Sunday due to a groin injury and was sitting on the bench. On Wednesday, he came on the field for 30 minutes in the match against Vissel Kobe in Tokyo, due to which the sports lovers did not believe the news of his injury and became very angry. The friendly match between Argentina and Nigeria on Friday was cancelled.
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