The shocking rejection of Ivory Coast football great Didier Drogba by fellow former players in his quest to become the president of Ivorian FA lifts the lid on the warped politics dogging retired athletes in Africa.
The Ivory Coast players’ Union decided last week to not sponsor Drogba to run for the presidency of the Ivorian federation (FIF) in the September 5 election and instead backed Idriss Diallo, the current FIF vice-president.