Angolan civil groups urge cancellation of Messi’s friendly match

Angolan civil society groups are calling on the Argentine Football Federation and star player Lionel Messi to cancel a planned friendly match set for November.

This plea follows violent protests in Angola that resulted in the deaths of thirty people. The football associations of both nations had been negotiating a match date in Luanda as part of Angola’s fiftieth independence anniversary celebrations.

In an open letter addressed to the…