Ahmed Al-Khatib, Minister of Tourism in Saudi Arabia, announced on Monday that Argentine star Lionel Messi has become an ambassador for Saudi tourism.
In the details, the Saudi minister welcomed the player, and wrote on Twitter: “Today I welcome Lionel Messi and his friends to Saudi Arabia for a special vacation in which he explores the treasures of the Red Sea, the Jeddah season and its ancient history. This is not his first visit to the Kingdom and it will not be the last, and I am pleased to announce Messi is the ambassador of Saudi tourism.
The attached photo also showed Messi’s arrival in Jeddah, along with his colleague in the Argentine national team and French club Paris Saint-Germain, midfielder Leonardo Paredes.
Minister’s post
Fourth visit
It is noteworthy that Messi’s visit to Saudi Arabia is the fourth of its kind following he led his country in 2011 in a friendly match once morest the Saudi national team at King Fahd International Stadium in Riyadh, before attending the Super Classico Cup between Brazil and Argentina in Riyadh.
It is also the third in 2020, when he faced Atletico Madrid in the semi-finals on the grounds of King Abdullah Sports City in Jeddah.
