The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has finally confirmed that Lionel Messi will be travelling to Kerala this November for an International FIFA Friendly. There are three games scheduled in November FIFA window with the reigning world champions all set to play two fixtures in Luanda and Angola.
The opponents of all the three matches have not been announced yet. Messi’s visit marks the first trip to India since 2011, when he played a friendly match against Venezuela in Kolkata.
“The Argentine national team, led by Lionel Scaloni, will have two FIFA friendly windows in the remainder of 2025.” the statement from AFA read
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“The first, in October, from the 6th to the 14th, will be played in the United States (opponents and cities to be determined). The second, a FIFA friendlies in November, from the 10th to the 18th, will be played in Luanda, Angola, and Kerala, India (opponents to be determined).”
Few days before Kerala Sports Minister, V Abdurahiman said – “So far, the Argentina team has not said they will skip Kerala. On the contrary, the government has been informed of their arrival in November. Necessary security arrangements have already been requested for the team.”
“The AFA has assured that the visit in November will take place with the new sponsor. My visit to Spain was not just to meet AFA officials, but also to discuss the new stadium project in Thiruvananthapuram with Spain’s Sports Council,” he added.
