Overview
- Organisers have slated the felicitation for December 15 in New Delhi during Lionel Messi’s GOAT India Tour.
- Reports indicate the children could play a special 9‑v‑9 game with Messi after the ceremony, with details yet to be finalised.
- Messi’s itinerary covers Kolkata on December 13, Hyderabad later that day, Mumbai on December 14 and New Delhi on December 15.
- The Minerva squad went unbeaten in 26 matches on its European tour, scored 295 goals, and featured award winners Konthoujam Yohenba Singh and Huidrom Tony.
- The tour, conceived by Satadru Dutta, blends celebrity matches, music, meet‑and‑greets and youth masterclasses; Messi is also expected to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi.