Wednesday 18 December 2013

Drogba & Eboue faces disciplinary action over Mandela tribute.

Drogba 
Didier Yves Drogba Tébily an Ivorian footballer who plays as a forward for Galatasaray in the Süper Lig, the captain and all-time top scorer of the Côte d'Ivoire national football team went against the football federation rules on friday.

The Turkish Football Federation has summoned Ivorian internationals him and Emmanuel Eboue for paying homage to Nelson Mandela after a league game on Sunday.
Drogba, removed his club shirt after a match on Friday against SB Elazigspor to reveal a T-shirt that read "Thank You Madiba".

His teammate Eboue also honoured the South African anti-apartheid hero, who died aged 95 on Thursday, with a T-shirt that said "Rest in Peace Nelson Mandela".
The federation said the two players faced disciplinary action for breaching a ban on wearing political slogans and messages on T-shirts, according to the Milliyet and Hurriyet daily newspapers. Am sure the ban will be lifted soon as they are great men of the federation.

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