The legend of Marseille, Chelsea and the Elephants of Côte d’Ivoire, Didier Drogba, presented his program on Monday ahead of the Presidential election of the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF).
The election takes place on Saturday.
A walkabout and a presentation with great fanfare of its program. Former Ivorian star striker Didier Drogba promised “a new era” on Monday April 18 if he is elected president of the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) on Saturday.
”After April 23, a new era will begin for Ivorian football”, Didier Drogba told a press conference in Abidjan, showing confidence in his victory against his two opponents, former senior officials of the FIF , Idriss Diallo and Sory Diabaté.
“I think I have every chance of winning this election,” he said, highlighting “the work done by his staff” and his program called “Renaissance”. “My priority after my election will be to unite, because Côte d’Ivoire has experienced too many crises that have made us miss qualification for two World Cups,” he added.
He intends to reorganize Ivorian football from top to bottom and has promised an increase in subsidies to clubs whose presidents are called upon to elect the new leader of the FIF.
”The club presidents have seen that my program will benefit them. As for the former players, we are going to put them on a mission to share their experiences with the youngest, ”he assured.
Drogba, Diallo and Diabaté have been officially selected as candidates – among six initially – to stand for the presidency of the FIF, whose election will be held on Saturday in the Ivorian administrative capital, Yamoussoukro.
