#3 Gaddafi’s appreciation
Back in the early years of this millennium, when Mummer al-Gadaffi was still the leader of Libya, their national football team found it very difficult to convince other teams to play against them. However, in 2003, the Canadian national team agreed to play against them—and Saadi Gadaffi, Mummer’s son, was very humbled.
Saadi was a striker for the national football team and was playing against the Canadians when he was substituted off. As an act of gratitude, he shook hands with every—I repeat, every—Canadian player before going off the pitch, where he then shook hands with the Canadian staff and coach.
However, that’s not what made this substitution hilarious, it was what Saadi did right at the very end. Saadi approached a Libyan security, perhaps mistaking him for a Canadian, with his hand held out. But when he realised that the security was his compatriot, he instantly turned back and left, making the security look dumbfounded.
