• Egyptian Islam Battah might not have Lionel Messi's supreme skills, nor his vast array of awards and trophies, but his striking resemblance to Barcelona's No 10 makes him a huge celebrity with young fans in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig, north of Cairo. Reuters
    Egyptian Islam Battah might not have Lionel Messi's supreme skills, nor his vast array of awards and trophies, but his striking resemblance to Barcelona's No 10 makes him a huge celebrity with young fans in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig, north of Cairo. Reuters
  • Islam Battah, wearing a Barcelona shirt, poses for a photo with a fan at a club training facility in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig. Reuters
    Islam Battah, wearing a Barcelona shirt, poses for a photo with a fan at a club training facility in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig. Reuters
  • Islam Battah's resemblance to Barcelona's forward Lionel Messi has been causing a big stir with football fans in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig. Reuters
    Islam Battah's resemblance to Barcelona's forward Lionel Messi has been causing a big stir with football fans in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig. Reuters
  • Islam Battah ponders a dead ball situation at a club training facility in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig, north of Cairo. Reuters
    Islam Battah ponders a dead ball situation at a club training facility in the Nile Delta city of Zagazig, north of Cairo. Reuters
  • Egyptian Lionel Messi lookalike Islam Battah turns his hand to a spot of home decorating. Reuters
    Egyptian Lionel Messi lookalike Islam Battah turns his hand to a spot of home decorating. Reuters

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Lionel Messi lookalike spotted in Egypt - in pictures

The Barcelona football star's Egyptian doppelganger has been visiting orphans in the city of Zagazig

The National

March 25, 2021

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