Fırat University has started the Peace Ball Project, which was developed based on the volunteer of Assoc. Prof. Sebahattin DEVECİOĞLU, an academician from Sports Sciences Faculty, giving away “Game Balls” as presents to children. Within this scope, Devecioğlu made a statement;

A “Peace Ball Gift Package” will be sent to Lionel Messi, who was chosen to be the best football player in the world and Murtaza Ahmadi, five years old and residing in Jaghori District in Ghazni, a city in the eastern region of Afghanistan, who went viral with the photos he shared on the internet and demonstrated his football admiration with the Messi jersey which he made from plastic bags. The gift package which is prepared in parallel with the project will be delivered by Mutlu GÜZEL, who is a teacher serving in Turkish Cooperation and Coordination Agency (TIKA) in Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. The purpose of this activity within the project is to support the love of Afghan Murtaza Ahmadi’s sports and football love, contribute to fulfilling his dreams of meeting Messi. Additionally, with the cooperation of Afghan Football Federation (AFF), an effort is being made towards the meeting of Lionel Messi and Murtaza Ahmadi in Turkey.