The President of Albania, Ilir Meta, has been a Celtic fan ever since Rudi Vata signed for the club in the 1990s. He has already expressed his desire to visit Celtic Park this year, and was spotted with Celtic fans ahead of the Champions League qualifier against FK Sarajevo in July.

Albanian President, Ilir Meta, joins fellow Celtic fans in Sarajevo

The President also claimed, in an interview with The Scottish Sun, that he signs off text messages with ‘Hail Hail’. Unsurprisingly, Meta watches every Celtic game on TV and often tweets his delight as Celtic score or win. Today was no different, as the Albanian public figure gave his thoughts at the full time whistle with the following tweet, which includes a video of Ajer’s winning goal:

The Albanian President poses in this season’s Celtic shirt

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