Afghan boy with plastic bag jersey receives real signed Lionel Messi kit

The Afghan boy with a plastic Lionel Messi jersey finally receives a real kit from the FC Barcelona star.

Murtaza Ahmadi, the five-year old Afghan boy who went viral on the internet for wearing a homemade soccer jersey made out of plastic bag, has received a real jersey from FC Barcelona star Lionel Messi, UNICEF announced. 

In January, Ahmadi was photographed wearing a white bag with blue stripes for a makeshift Messi jersey. Social media lit up in a search to find the child. Once Ahmadi's identity was revealed, the Afghanistan Football Federation reached out to Messi to set up a meeting with his fan.

“I love Messi and football. I will meet him one day,” Ahmadi said at the time. “I want to become like [Messi].”

Young Lionel Messi fan wearing plastic bag jersey found in Afghanistan @cnnsport https://t.co/gd3ICpm9bd #soccernews pic.twitter.com/i0a4NrBWzb

— OAS FCU (@OASFCU) February 1, 2016

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

The package sent to Ahmadi included an autographed Barcelona jersey and an Argentina national team jersey in addition to a signed soccer ball.

Ahmadi is just the latest young fan that Messi has found a way to connect with.