Drogba
alongside Paul Koffi Kouadio, Diabate and Yacine Idriss Diallo submitted their
papers and CV to stand in the polls earlier this month but FIF’s Electoral
Commission has ruled that the former Chelsea striker did not completely fulfil
its list of eligibility criteria.
Chelsea
legend, Didier Drogba, has been disqualified from contesting in the upcoming
elections to be the next president of the Ivory Coast Football Federation
(FIF).
According to
the Electoral commission, Drogba’s bid was rejected as two of the names he
submitted as his sponsors were ruled not to have the necessary authority to be
his sponsors.
A part from that, Ivorian club African
Sport officials and a body representing referees, AMAF-CI, support federation’s
current 1st vice president Sory Diabate as their nominee, a vital endorsement
that would have helped Drogba’s presidential ambitions.
FIF’s
electoral commission also ruled that different officials from the same
organization who signed Drogba’s electoral papers were not authorised 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.
Paul Koffi
Kouadio’s application was also rejected leaving Diabate and Yacine Idriss
Diallo as the remaining candidates. The commission says Drogba and Kouadio have
five days to appeal.
Drogba played
more than 100 times for Ivory Coast. During his trophy packed club career, he
played for Chelsea, French giants Marseille, Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua as
well as Galatasaray in Turkey.
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