Didier Drogba’s Ivorian FA Presidential elections defeat explained

Ace Ivorian sports journalist, Mamadou Gaye, has explained why Didier Drogba lost the Ivory Coast Football Association elections.

The Chelsea legend was eliminated from the race after pulling just 21 votes in the first round of the elections.

The 2012 UEFA Champions League winner contested the seat together with two others Idriss Yacine Diallo, Sory Diabate.

Yacine Idriss Daillo had the highest number of votes with 59 votes, followed by Sory Diabate with 50 votes in the first round.

But Diallo brushed aside Sory Diabate in the second round to become the new Ivory Coast Football Association boss.

Drogba defeat came as a surprise to football fanatics but the Ivorian journalist who is not too surprise says he rejected football clubs from his village and the association of Ivorian football players.

“This the guy who never lived in Cote d’Ivoire in all those years. He just comes and plays and goes back to France,” Gaye began.

“Most of the other African players like Eto’o and Sadio Mane understand what the African culture means. They did a lot for their villages; they left a legacy in their villages.

“The first team to come out publicly to say they will not be voting for Didier Drogba, was a club from his village.

“Then the Professional Footballers Association of Cote d’Ivoire, which Drogba help to form, also turned their back on him.

“Now, if your football family and your physical family both reject you, by what miracle are you going to win?” he quizzed.