Barcelona Star Leo Messi Spends Part of His Holiday in African Country Gabon

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If you were the world's most famous footballer, where would you go on holiday? 

The south of France, maybe?

Swim with the dolphins by a tropical island? 

Disney World?

Well, Leo Messi decided to reject all those options and instead travelled to Gabon during his post-Copa America break. 

To be fair, there is a reason why Messi is visiting the West African country. 

As per Sport:

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He is in Gabon at the request of his former teammate Samuel Eto'o, who does a lot of work in the country and owns several football schools.

Messi travelled with another former Barcelona teammate, Deco. Together, they both laid the first stones of the Port-Genil stadium, where it's hoped African Cup of Nations games will be played in 2017.

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Barcelona announced Friday that Messi would not be joining the squad for their International Champions Cup tour of the United States, according to the Washington Post's David Larimer.

[Sport, BarcaStuff]