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Gaddafi has a friend in Diouf

FOOTBALLER El Hadji Diouf says he is a “friend” of Libyan dictator Colonel Gaddafi.

Wed, 20 Apr, 2011 - 01:00

Cordelia O’Neill

The Senegalese striker told Algerian magazine Le Buteur that he had “always admired” Gaddafi.

In an interview, the 30-year-old Rangers player said: “Gaddafi is a man I’ve always admired.

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