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5 famous people you didn’t know are from Cote d’Ivoire

by Novieku Babatunde Adeola, 10:00am August 07, 2019,
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Didier Drogba

Drogba is an Ivorian professional footballer who played as a striker. He captained the Ivorian national team and Chelsea Football Club. He played as a physical out-in-out striker for his club in England, becoming the all-time goal scorer for a foreign player.

He also set the record for being the fourth-highest goalscorer of all time, scoring more goals than any other foreign player in Chelsea. Drogba is a symbol of Ivorian football as he has been named twice as the African Footballer of the Year, winning the accolade in 2006 and 2009.

Last Edited by:Mildred Europa Taylor Updated: August 7, 2019

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