Angola urge Argentina, Messi to scrap friendly after 30 die in protests

Lionel Messi. Pic/AFP

Angolan civil society groups on Tuesday urged the Argentine Football Association (AFA) and Lionel Messi to scrap planning for a friendly this year after 30 people were killed in protests related to fuel-price hikes last month.

Refusing to participate in the planned match "would be a noble gesture of international solidarity and respect for human rights," said the groups in a letter to the AFA and the Lionel Messi Foundation charity.

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