Ilir Meta last night launched the Celtic Supporters Club Albania.
A year ago the Albanian President was on business in Sarajevo when he caught up with some Celtic supporters in town for a Champions League qualifier.
Since then his Twitter account has charted Celtic’s results through the season with the President sharing a video last week of a run along the beach wearing his Celtic shirt.
Meta recently caught up with Rudi Vata, Celtic’s only ever Albanian footballer who too political asylum in France before signing for Liam Brady back in 1992.
Little is known about Albania but Celtic fans have been offered a warm welcome to visit.
The Greek island of Corfu is literally within sight of the Albanian coastline but not many holidaymakers make the journey, perhaps a Celtic Convention next summer might set the ball rolling for a new holiday resort.
Celtic’s only visit to Albania was in 1979 when they lost 1-0 to Partizani Tirana in a European Cup tie, Billy McNeill’s side won the return leg 4-1 before losing out to Real Madrid in the quarter-final.
?I have a DREAM and it’s time to make it REAL!?
??? CELTIC SUPPORTERS CLUB ALBANIA! ???
COMING SOON!
– 3 DAYS! ?
ALL INVITED
HAIL HAIL! ?? #CelticFC ? pic.twitter.com/a6BY7VfnPs— Ilir Meta (@ilirmetazyrtar) July 6, 2020
I can’t wait to sing together at PARADISE:
?When I see you #CelticFC?, I go out of my head
I just can’t get enough, I just can’t get enough?
LIKE A TSUNAMI! HAIL HAIL! ?? pic.twitter.com/pEU5cA5Bsm— Ilir Meta (@ilirmetazyrtar) July 5, 2020