Didier Drogba was greeted by thousands of fans in his native country in Cote d’Ivoire after confirming his interest in becoming the next FA president.
But the former Marseille forward’s ambition has suffered a huge blow after the Ivory Coast Footballers Association refuse to support his candidacy.
Drogba said: “Football is everyone’s sport, football brings people together, football unites. “We can see it today with all these people gathered in front of the headquarters of the Ivorian football federation.
”It’s no secret that our football is going badly, and that is why with my team we are committed to contributing to the rebirth of Ivorian football. “If my goal was not driven by a deep desire to give back to Ivorian football all that it has given me, to contribute to the development of football in my country, and if God was not in this candidacy, it would be difficult to be in front of you today,” quoted by The Sun.
Chelsea legend Didier Drogba mobbed by thousands of supporters as he enters race to be president of Ivory Coast football https://t.co/Jugpwfp6VO
— Sun Sport (@SunSport) August 3, 2020
Drogba remains his country’s highest goal scorer with 65 goals in 105 appearances and is the third most capped player after Kolo Toure who has 120 and Didier Zokora with 123 caps respectively.