Argentina cancel games after death of Pope Francis

Argentina cancel games after death of Pope Francis

Born in Buenos Aires in 1936, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church died on Monday aged 88 The post Argentina cancel games after death of Pope Francis appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.

Last Monday, April 21, 2025, the AFA (Association of Argentine Football) published an emotional video on its social networks after the sensitive death of Pope Francis. You may be interested: The cardinal who goes to America and could be the new Pope The emotional video of the AFA after the death of Pope Francis The AFA uploaded an emotional video to say goodbye to the Argentine Pope Francis who died at 88 years of age in Vatican City. With a typ…

The day after Francis’ death, Argentina, the current world champions of soccer, also honored the late Pope Francis. On Tuesday, the Argentine Football Association (AFA) released a video with scenes from the life of the first head of the Catholic Church to come from Latin America and Argentina. The video is titled “The Argentine Who Played for the World” and begins with the words: “Francis, what an Article Argentine Football Association: The last…

Like Italy’s Serie A, Argentina Postpones Games In Honour Of Pope Francis

By Victor Kanayo Like Serie A, the Italian top-flight league did, Argentina’s Football Association (AFA) has announced the postponement of all fixtures to mourn Pope Francis. Announcing while paying tribute to the late Catholic Church Pontiff, the AFA said, “Argentine football says goodbye to you wrapped in deep sorrow. “Francis was not only a spiritual reference, but also a footballing one, and met with players, leaders and football legends, su…

Subscribe to our WhatsApp channel and bring the information in the palm of your hand. Argentine football stops at the death of Pope Francis The Argentine Football Association (AFA) decided to suspend all matches scheduled for Monday, April 21, as a sign of respect after the death of Pope Francis. The measure included matches of the Professional League and other categories, which were rescheduled for later days. In addition, it was announced that…

The football matches scheduled for Monday in Argentina did not take place. This is the result of a decision by the Argentine Football Federation, which decided to pay tribute to the deceased pope and give the football community space to mourn. As we know, Pope Francis was an avid fan and was interested in football all his life. As a priest, he met with players and football activists. "He never hid his passion for football and his great love for …