TYRANT Robert Mugabe is a Chelsea fan, it was revealed yesterday. The Zimbabwean president reportedly spoke of his love for the new European champions in a chat with African players.
Mugabe, 88, told former Zimbabwe captain Benjani Mwaruwari: �I am a Chelsea and Barcelona supporter and I always want them to score.�
The dictator said he was a keen football fan who demanded quiet when he watched big games on TV.
He said: �When I watch soccer, I do not want anyone to disturb me. Even my wife knows where to sit because while they are scoring in the field I will also be scoring at home, kicking everything in front of me. I have scored a lot of goals at my home, but I can only remember scoring once during the days we played a lot of football as I grew up.
�It was rather fortunate, too. I just hit the ball towards goal and the goalkeeper was poor so it went in.�
Mugabe met players in Harare for a testimonial game for Portsmouth striker Benjani, 33, the New Zimbabwe website reported.
The stars included Senegal�s El Hadji Diouf, Nigeria�s Nwankwo Kanu, and Ghana�s John Pantsil.
Mugabe ďż˝ who has led Zimbabwe since 1980 ďż˝ has orchestrated a string of human rights abuses to cling to power.
Source: thesun.co.uk
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