Lionel Messi in the wake of his recent visit to Gabon, accusing the Barcelona icon of “partying with oppressors.”
Messi was in the country last month to apparently fulfil a promise he made to president Ali Bongo, laying the first brick of a new stadium in Port-Gentil. But the player standing alongside the figurehead of this controversial regime has drawn plenty of criticism, most recently from the HRF, per Marca:
In providing PR services to Gabon's Bongo family, Lionel Messi has seriously undermined the credibility of his own charitable foundation.