The Baoule people of Ivory Coast of which he is one of their greatest sons, have as their totem, the hippopotamus but he will chose an elephant, the largest of all land animals ti be his emblem. For more than a decade, he has been the emblem of a Nation, the greatest player his Country has ever seen, the leader of a generation of exceptional players who flattered to deceive at the highest level. Didier Drogba since its him we are talking about, has retired from international soccer at the age of 36. From his first goal against Cameroon in a 3-0 victory in a friendly in February 2003, to his last goal coming against El Salvador on the 4th of June 2014 in Frisco TX in a 2-0 win, his 65 goals scored, has largely served to propulse his country to the high table of African soccer. As captain, he led his country to 2 finals of the African Nations cup, being on the loosing side each time, 3 appearances in the world cup, exiting at the group stage at each time, also winning the best player in Africa award twice (2006 and 2009). He has been immense for his Country on and off the field, goals on the field, numerous charity actions by the Didier Drogba foundation off it. He leaves at a time the Ivorian national team has just appointed a new coach to see the rebuilding of the squad. The Elephant Didier Drogba will be remembered fondly by lovers of the beautiful game.
Posted on: Sun, 10 Aug 2014 13:33:29 +0000
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