Drogba is out of the Race - could this be the end

The Premier League Hall of Fame inductee finished in third position during Saturday’s election

Former Chelsea and Cote d’Ivoire striker Didier Drogba will not become the president of the Ivorian Football Federation (FIF) after crashing out in the first round of the election.

According to Saturday’s results made available to the media, the two-time African Player of the Year finished third (21) behind Yacine Idriss Diallo(59) and Sory Diabate (50).

While Diallo accrued 59 votes, Diabate secured 51 votes with the 44-year-old finishing a distant third after polling 21 votes.

As a consequence, the top two candidates will go into the second round of voting where the new chief-in-dock of Cote d’Ivoire football will emerge.