Lionel Messi stone stolen from Gabon

Updated 27/07/2015 at 12:49 GMT

A stone bearing the handprints of Lionel Messi has been stolen in Gabon.

Gabonese President Ali Bongo Ondimba shakes the hand of soccer star Lionel Messi at the construction site of a new soccer stadium in Port-Gentil, Gabon, July 18, 2015

Image credit: Reuters

The Barcelona forward laid the stone at the stadium scheduled to host the 2017 African Cup of Nations final in Port-Gentil.

According to L'Union, that the police had started a hunt for the artefact.

Lionel Messi leaves his hand print in cement at the construction site of a new soccer stadium in Port-Gentil, Gabon, July 18, 2015.

Image credit: Reuters

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