Dries Mertens Searches For African Schoolboy After Spotting Him Wearing His Napoli Shirt In National Geographic Photo

Chris Wright

26th, March 2015

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By Chris Wright

Napoli forward Dries Mertens has launched a low-level Twitter campaign to track down a schoolboy from a village in southeastern Guinea after spotting the little chap wearing one of his replica shirts in a National Geographic photo.

The Belgian international spotted the youngster after the image of a French class being taught at the school in Meliandou was shared by professional photographer Pete Muller.

Noticing that the camo-themed Napoli shirt was a few season old, Mertens announced that he is hoping to get in touch with the boy and provide him with the latest incarnation of his work uniform…

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A lovely gesture, though looking at the state of the latest Napoli shirts (faux denim and neon green do not good bedfellows make), we’re not overly sure the little lad would actually want one!

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  1. Adam says:

    I doubt the kid knows who he is… why not donate to the project instead? Or send some footballs?

  2. Joe says:

    Fairly bad-taste publicity for the Belgian. Maybe instead of a £30 shirt, he could send medical supplies to the village of that child, and the neighbouring villages of that child. Or he could get a new Lamborghini.
    Just sayin’.

  3. dc says:

    Joe, “fairly bad taste”?? It’s a pretty benign gesture, not a big deal. It’s a lot better than what most footballers do on a daily basis.

    And if we’re making brash speculations about what he’ll use his money for, there’s no reason to think he wouldn’t do as you suggested instead of buying a Lambo. Not all footballers are Steven Fletchter

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