The dreams of iconic former Chelsea player, Didier Drogba to be President of Ivory Coast Football Federation(FIF) has been crushed by the Electoral commission.

Drogba submitted his papers and CV alongside Yacine Idriss Diallo, Paul Koffi Kouadio and Diabate to stand in the polls earlier this month but the EC disqualified Drogba over an error on his CV.

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According to the EC, the Ivorian football legend was rejected as two of the names he submitted as his sponsors were ruled not to have the necessary authority to be his sponsors.

FIF’s electoral commission also ruled that different officials from the same organization who signed Drogba’s electoral papers were not authorized to do so. The commission also said that Drogba only had the backing of two top-flight Ivorian clubs and not the three that FIF statutes demand.

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The commission has however given Drogba and Paul Koffi Kouadio, who was also rejected, five days to appeal.

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Ivorian soccer icon, Didier Drogba has offered his hospital in Ivory Coast as treatment center for people affected by the deadly coronavirus.

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Drogba’s hospital, located at the heart of the capital Abidjan will serve as one of the 13 hospitals in the country to be used as coronavirus centers.

Head of Abidjan’s regional council, Vincent Toh Bi Irie, expressed his gratitude to the former Chelsea star for his selfless patriotism and said the hospital will serve the right purpose.

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As per records, Ivory Coast has recorded over 574 cases of the virus with five feared dead and 85 recovering.

Didier Drogba retired from active soccer in November 2018 having scored 164 goals in 381 appearances in his club Chelsea and 63 goals in 104 appearances for his national team.

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A beautiful portrait of the family of King of African Football, Didier Drogba has popped up online and it is receiving all the love.

Didier Drogba in his hay days flew high the flags of Africa and his home nation Cote d’Ivoire in football.

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He created a respectable reputation for himself when he played for Chelsea FC at the international front.

The soccer star shared a picture of himself and his two adorable children on social media.

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The picture which has gathered a lot of positive comments captures Drogba in suit with his look-alike son and his daughter dazzling in a sleek dress.

See picture below.

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Former Chelsea superstar Didier Drogba has recently confirmed that he will be visiting Kenya soon.

He will be coming in Kenya on charity matters to visit ladies in Samburu; ladies being sponsored by the Samburu Girls Foundation led by Josephine Kulea.

In a heart warming video shared by the foundation, the girls thanked and praised Drogba for his support.

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”Hi Drogba, thank you for supporting Samburu Girls Foundation. Welcome to Kenya, we love you,” said the girls in the video sent

The Ivorian player took to his Twitter to announce the visit and thank the Samburu Girls Foundation for their warm welcome and message.

“Can’t wait to come visit you my Samburu girls. @Josephinekulea Can’t thank you enough for dedicating your heart for these beautiful girls.”

“Keep up the great work,” tweeted Didier in a tweet that excited many with the news of his oncoming visit.

Didier Drogba is a dedicated individual when it comes to charity works and giving back to the less fortunate in society.

He recently celebrated the opening of the first school in Cóte d’Ivore built by the Didier Drogba Foundation – a big milestone for the legend.

The 41-year old retired professional footballer was an all-time top scorer and former captain of the Ivory Coast national team.

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Twitter users with iPhone4 have consoled themselves with a viral picture of Ivorian football player, Didier Drogba , using an iPhone6.

According to them, if Drogba, a multi-millionaire can still be using an Iphone 6, then no one should feel pressured.

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