Didier Drogba’s application to contest Ivorian FA’s Presidential elections rejected.
The Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) has invalidated the candidacy of former striker, Didier Drogba, who was hoping to contest the Federation’s Presidency.
Drogba’s candidacy had been initially validated, despite some issues with his application, leading to the suspension of the elections and FIF’s Electoral Committee.
FIFA, however, reinstated the Committee and the elections, with the electoral body opting to invalidate Drogba’s candidacy.
It had been doubtful that Drogba’s application would be accepted, with concerns raised over whether he could meet the election requirements.
The Ivory Coast Footballers Association (AFI), one of the five main interest groups in Ivorian football had refused to endorse his candidacy, drawing a suspension from FIFPro.
However, Drogba’s application was controversially accepted after he got the endorsements of three Ivorian Ligue 1 clubs, two Ligue 2 clubs, two Championnat Division 3 clubs and an interest group, the dissident referees.
The sponsorship from the dissident referees was deemed inadmissible by FIF, hence the invalidation of Drogba’s candidacy.
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