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| Subject: Top footballers score a goal for Libya's rebels by defecting Mon Jun 27, 2011 4:06 am | |
| For 40 years Libya's footballers have been the pride of Muammar Gaddafi's repressive regime, hailed as heroes for every victory.
So enthusiastic was the Libyan leader about his country's players that he installed his son Saadi as president of the Libyan Football Federation after a spell as captain of the national team.
So there must have been cold fury at the top of Gaddafi's government on the weekend when 17 footballing figures, including four who said they were members of the national team, turned up in Jadu, a rebel-held town 80 kilometres south of Tripoli, and declared themselves opponents of the regime. Advertisement: Story continues below
''I am telling Colonel Gaddafi to leave us alone and allow us to create a free Libya,'' said Juma Gtat, 33, who has played as goalkeeper in the national team. ''In fact, I wish he would leave this life altogether.''
http://www.smh.com.au/world/top-footballers-score-a-goal-for-rebels-by-defecting-20110626-1glvl.html |
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