Didier Drogba - A champion in Chelsea
Drogba has gone under total success in England in his career, having won cups from the Premier League, the FA Cup, the Carling Cup, and even from the Community Shield. Though he has never won the Champions League, he is one of the best players on the island, and he faultlessly proved this undeniable fact in the 2009-10 season.
Drogba scored 29 league goals and made 10 assists in 32 appearances for the Blues, while he additional scored 3 goals and made 1 assists in the FA Cup, with 2 further goals in 2 games as a substitute in the Carling Cup. These statistics and facts are definitely some that confirm the Ivorian’s brilliant goalscoring abilities, but he still needs to do extra efforts for his country.
Didier Drogba - A flop for the Ivory Coast
As a veteran forward, Drogba has 43 goals for the Elephants in 66 appearances; he is however yet to give his country glory. The captain scored his first international goal on the 11th of February 2003 against Cameroon in a friendly match, but subsequently, he has never won a cup for the Ivory Coast.
The striker’s greatest attainment at international level came years ago when he pushed the Elephants to their first ever World Cup, which was then held in Germany, in 2006. At the 2006 Africa Cup of Nations, Drogba led his team to the final where they lost to Egypt on penalties after the skipper’s incapability to convert from the spot after extra time.
At the 2006 World Cup, Drogba’s men suffered an early exit after being controversially trampled in the Group of Death by Argentina and the Netherlands. In the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations Cup, Drogba was the key to his country’s presence in the semifinals of the competition, but a poor display from the star gifted Egypt with the chance of disgracing the Elephants 4-1 to deny them a place in the final.
Sadly, an out-of-form Didier could only let his side get trashed 4-2 by Ghana in the third-place semifinal, as his CAN campaign ended without a single medal. His 2010 African Cup of Nations moments were not positive either, as the forward was knocked-out 3-2 by Algeria in the quarterfinals.
In Ivory Coast’s 2010 World Cup Qualification, Drogba scored 6 goals in 5 games, and as a 2-time African Footballer of the Year, he will be anticipated to excel in South Africa and power his army to World Cup glory on fresh and beneficial African soil.
Drogba overshined Cameroon’s Samuel Eto’o and Ghana’s Michael Essien to win the precious African award, and as the impatient Black Continent looks to gain back its lost pride, African football fans will be putting their trust in their strong Ivorian king to fight their challengers from different continents, at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.
