Algeria and Siena striker Abdelkader Ghezzal admitted that he doesn't fast during training or match days in Ramadan. Ghezzal, who scored the only goal for Siena in Saturday's 2-1 defeat at AC Milan, finds it difficult to observe Ramadan in full while plying his trade in Europe. "I observe the fast during my days off, when there are no games or training," he said after the Milan game. "I've always observed Ramadan but I have had to change my habits for health reasons from the first year that I became a professional. "I was at Crotone (then in Serie C1 but now in Serie B) but after two weeks I felt ill and had to stop." Constitution With a host of Muslim footballers in Europe fully observing Ramadan, Ghezzal believes that it is beyond his own strength to fast 30 days of the holy month. "It depends on your physical constitution. I'm a player who never holds anything back," he added. "However Houssine Kharja, my team-mate last year at Siena who is now at Genoa, manages to observe it completely, except for match-days. "Playing football is a way to earn a living. You're not asked to make yourself ill but to observe the fast if the conditions are right." Ghezzal scored Algeria's second goal in the crucial 3-1 win over Egypt in the World Cup qualifiers last June.
