Didier Drogba fails to record any vote in Ivory Coast's FA presidency election
- Didier Drogba was beaten flawless in Ivory Coast's FA presidential election
- The Chelsea legend polled zero votes while his opponent Sory Diabate got 11 out of 14 available voters
- Eugene Diomande who also contested got no vote as the remaining three voters didn't cast theirs
Chelsea legend Didier Drogba's quest of becoming the new Ivory Coast football association president suffered a major disappointment.
The 42-year-old polled zero votes at the end of the process as 11 of the 14 delegates pitched their tents with his opposition Sory Diabate, while three persons stayed back.
Apart from the former Blues striker, the association's current vice president Idriss Diallo was also left without a single vote from the ex-players as reported by Brila.net.
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However, the outcome of the election which was conducted via teleconferencing appeared to have sparked up engagements in Ivory Coast.
Reports from the country claimed Drogba was in pole position heading to the polls, significantly after the withdrawal of Eugene Diomande from the race.
The seasoned administrator after backing down rallied support for the former national team captain for the position.
This, however, means that Drogba will have to return to the drawing board, gets his game together, and relaunch next time.
It would be recalled that Chelsea tried giving their icon a role at Stamford Bridge after announcing his retirement but he turned it down to pursue his own ambition.
Maybe the Premier League club can try to lure their former striker back to the club once more before he would be presented another opportunity to fight for FIF presidency.
Meanwhile, he will hope the members of the Active Footballers Association, the coaches, referees, and the physios vote for him when they cast theirs.
Legit.ng earlier reported that Didier Drogba remains one of Chelsea's best players of all time owing to his contributions to the club's successes during his time at the club.
The Ivorian football legend won 14 major trophies during his nine-year reign at Stamford Bridge which includes one Champions League and four Premier League titles.
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He spent just one season in his second stint at the club and the records he set back then are yet to be broken by any player five years and still counting.
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Source: Legit.ng
