ABIDJAN (AFP) - Didier Drogba was not surprised by the electoral commission of the Ivory Coast Football Federation's (FIF) rejection of the former Chelsea and international striker's presidency bid, his staff said Thursday (Aug 27).. Read more at straitstimes.com.
ABIDJAN - Didier Drogba was not surprised by the electoral commission of the Ivory Coast Football Federation's rejection of the former Chelsea and international striker's presidency bid, his staff said Thursday .
"Drogba's staff isn't surprised by this decision to reject the bid. But we remain unfazed. We will react to conform to the texts which surround this election," Mahamadou Sangare, a member of Drogba's team, told AFP. The text also claimed Drogba was ineligible to run for the position held by Sidy Diallo with the former Elephants captain having only received the official support of two of a required four Ivorian clubs.
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