{"id":2293,"date":"2014-02-25T15:43:31","date_gmt":"2014-02-25T15:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=2293"},"modified":"2014-02-25T15:43:31","modified_gmt":"2014-02-25T15:43:31","slug":"mourinho-unsure-of-etoos-age","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=2293","title":{"rendered":"Mourinho unsure of Eto&#8217;o&#8217;s age?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2294\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2294\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Jose-Mourinho-Chelsea-Manager-20132014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2294\" alt=\"Jose Mourinho\" src=\"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Jose-Mourinho-Chelsea-Manager-20132014-300x218.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Jose-Mourinho-Chelsea-Manager-20132014-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Jose-Mourinho-Chelsea-Manager-20132014.jpg 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2294\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jose Mourinho<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jose Mourinho is not sure how old his lead striker really is, and it highlights a much bigger problem in African football.<\/p>\n<p>Jose revealed his confusion of the true age of African legend Samuel Eto&#8217;o ahead of the club&#8217;s UEFA Champions League clash with Turkish side Galatasaray on Wednesday night in Istanbul.<\/p>\n<p>The outspoken Portuguese manager has been left furious after his private conversation with boss of Swiss watch-makers Hublot was caught on video by French broadcasters Canal+ and briefly broadcast on their website.<\/p>\n<p>Mourinho was explaining that his strikers\u00a0&#8211; including Senegal star Demba Ba and Spain ace Fernando Torres &#8211; were off goal scoring form, and suggested that\u00a0Eto&#8217;o, who is a renowned marksman, could be past his prime.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The problem with Chelsea is I lack a scorer,&#8221; said Mourinho. &#8220;I have Eto&#8217;o but he is 32 years old, maybe 35, who knows?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The former Inter Milan and Real Madrid manager&#8217;s comment once again highlights the age cheating problem that has dogged the African game for quite some time.<\/p>\n<p>The result has been that the official ages of players born on the continent are never really trusted around the world, including\u00a0in Africa.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile Mourinho went on to reveal his interest in 50m pounds-rated Colombia striker Radamel Falcao who currently plays for French side Monaco.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I need a striker. Falcao needs a club. A player like him cannot play in front of 3,000 people. Monaco is a club to end (your career with).&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>By: Gary Al-Smith\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Jose Mourinho is not sure how old his lead striker really is, and it highlights a much bigger problem in African football. Jose revealed his confusion of the true age of African legend Samuel Eto&#8217;o ahead of the club&#8217;s UEFA Champions League clash with Turkish side Galatasaray on Wednesday night in Istanbul. 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