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Bangladesh FA overwhelmed by Messi visit

The two teams will play an international friendly match at the Bangabandhu National Stadium on September 6 which is being described as the biggest ever football event to be held in Bangladesh.

World Player of the Year Lionel Messi will lead a star-studded Argentina team to Dhaka with Nigeria also sending a full-strength side.

"We are overwhelmed by the response from the fans. Sponsors are showing a lot of interest," Anwarul Huq, chairman of the match organising committee, told Reuters.