Didier Drogba’s hopes of becoming the next president of the Ivory Coast Football Federation (FIF), has been given a lifeline, after FIFA asked that the processes should be halted.
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FIF had disqualified Drogba ahead of the election, on the grounds that he only received the official support of two of the required four Ivorian clubs.
Drogba’s election team, on Thursday, noted that it expected FIF’s decision, which claimed he was ineligible to run for the position.
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“Drogba’s staff isn’t surprised by this decision to reject the bid. But we remain unfazed. We will react to conform to the texts which surround this election,” Mahamadou Sangare, a member of Drogba’s team, told AFP.
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However, the world’s football governing body, on Friday, intervened in the situation, and has asked the federation to suspend all processes till further notice.
“We request the suspension of all action in relation to the election process until further notice,” a document released by FIFA, dated August 27, 2020, sent to FIF said.
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Drogba is standing against FIF’s former third vice-president, Idriss Diallo, as well as the current vice-president of the national body and president of the League, Sory Diabate.
