Soccer News of Saturday, 27 August 2016Source: GHANAsoccernet.comPresident Mahama's son Sharaf trains with Mechelen in BelgiumSharaf (in ash t-shirt with his dad during a fitness exercise by the Ghana leader)Sharaf Mahama could become the second son of the President of an African country to play professional football after the famous Saadi Gaddafi, the son of the former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi. Sharaf is son of Ghana president John Mahama who is training with Belgian top-flight side KV Mechelen as revealed exclusively by Ghana’s leading football news outfit. The 43-year-old son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi previously signed for Perugia, but hardly played until he signed for Serie A rivals Udinese in 2005. He was suspended in November 2003, after testing positive for a performance-enhancing steroid. Gaddafi denied intentional doping, saying medicine he took for back pain was responsible for the positive result.

Source: GhanaWeb August 27, 2016 19:18 UTC