Messi and Argentina's soccer team are special guests for Angola's independence anniversary

Lionel Messi and the satellite champion Argentina shot squad are expected to beryllium peculiar guests this week arsenic Angola celebrates the 50th day of its independency from Portugal

CAPE TOWN, South Africa -- CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Lionel Messi and the satellite champion Argentina shot squad are expected to beryllium peculiar guests this week arsenic the confederate African federation of Angola celebrates the 50th day of its independency from Portugal.

The events began Wednesday.

Angola has organized an accumulation crippled betwixt its nationalist squad and Argentina for Friday, reportedly astatine a outgo of $13 cardinal to pull the World Cup holders. The crippled is astatine Angola's 11 November Stadium, named aft its independency day.

Argentina's squad volition get successful Angola connected Thursday, according to the Argentine shot federation.

Angola's celebrations began with a ceremonial astatine Republic Square successful the capital, Luanda, wherever soldiers raised a elephantine Angolan emblem successful beforehand of President João Lourenço.

Angola declared independency from assemblage ruler Portugal connected Nov. 11, 1975, but rapidly entered a devastating civilian warfare that killed betwixt 500,000 and 1 cardinal radical and ended successful 2002.

Oil-rich Angola has been governed by 1 party, the People’s Movement for the Liberation of Angola, since independence.

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