Lionel Messi set for emotional farewell as Argentina faces Benin

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Lionel Messi set for emotional farewell as Argentina faces Benin   Lionel Messi’s international story may not be over just yet. After announcing his retirement from Argentina duty on August 29th, following the World Cup final defeat to Spain and the recent death of his father, Messi is set for one final farewell.  READ MORE : http://www.africanews.com/2026/09/16/lionel-messi-set-for-emotional-farewell-as-argentina-faces-benin  Subscribe on our Dailymotion channel and receive all the latest news from the continent.    Africanews is available in English and French.  Website : www.africanews.com  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/africanews.channel/  Twitter : https://twitter.com/africanews

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00:01Lionel Messi's international story may not be over just yet.

00:05After announcing his retirement from Argentina on August 29th following the World Cup defeat

00:11to Spain and the recent death of his father, Messi is set for one final farewell.

00:17The Argentine Football Association has included the eight-time Ballon d'Or winner in a 28-man

00:24squad for upcoming matches against Bolivia and Burkina Faso, but the biggest moments

00:29will come on October 6th, when Argentina face Benin at Buenos Aires' iconic monumental

00:35stadium.

00:36AFA president Claudio Tapia says Messi deserves the farewell he has earned and has invited

00:43Argentina's 2022 World Cup champions and their families to join the celebration.

00:48Messi leaves an extraordinary legacy, 125 goals and 207 appearances for Argentina, including

00:56the 2022 World Cup triumph.

01:00AFA.

01:01AFA.

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