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Didier Drogba was a smash hit at the African Nations Cup which was developed by CAF (Confederation of African Football) and hosted in Egypt. The final with Ivory Coast took place on February 10 2006 and was won by the host country Egypt 4-2 on penalty shoot-out.
Didier Drogba had the most affect of any other national player of any other of the participaying teams for the duration of the course of the intra African match-ups. He is basically a centeral strength on any of the teams he has played on.. This also includes Chelsea of the English Premier League of which he is likewise a striker.
For team mate, Toure, Drogba presents a potentially decisive edge in the primary competitory meeting amid Ivory Coast and Nigeria since the 1994 Nations Cup semi-final won by the Nigerians on penalties.
“Drogba is a in truth outstanding player and he is something special. We are actually proud of what hehas a done for the team”.
“It’s going to be a very hard game. But now we are in the semi-finals, anything may happen. We’ve got our chance,” said defender Toure.
Seconds into the second half, the whole divergence was made when Drogba netted his fourth goal of the tournament and the Elephants could afford to sit back for most of the second half.
The goal stung the Nigerian bench who without delay substituted Mikel Obi with Jay Jay Okocha and Kanu Nwankwo with Julius Aghahowa, but still the Nigerians could not turn the game round. This is the firstborn time the Ivorians, who have qualified for the World cup, will have played in the final since winning the title in 1992 in Senegal.
The Egyptians must thank goalkeeper Essam EL Hadary for saving two penalties as Ivory Coast’s Didier Drogba missed a crucial original spot kick for the Elephants.
COTE D’IVOIRE (Ivory Coast) National Team Line-up
01.Tizie Jean-Jacques Hobrou
02.Akale Kanga Gauthier
03.Boka Etienne Arthur
04.Toure Kolo Abib
05.Zokora Deguy Alain Didier
06.Kouassi Koffiblaise
07.Fae Emerse
09.Kone Arouna
11.Drogba Tebily Didier Yves
21.Eboue Emmanuel
19.Toure Yaya Gnegneri
How numerous of these following substitutes will make their way to other Premier League teams in Europe and Asia?
10.Yapi Yapo Gilles Donald
08.Kalou Bonaventure
14.Kone Bakari
15.Dindane Aruna
16.Gnanhouan G. Amoukou Okosias
17.Domoraud Depri Cyrille Leandre
18.Tiene Siaka
22.N’dri Koffi Christian Romaric
23.Barry Boubacar
20.Demel Guy Roland
12.Meite Abdoulaye
13.Zoro Kpolo Marc Andre
The battle for African Footballer of the year
Drogba overshadowed Samuel Eto’o, his rival for the African Footballer of the Year award ordinarily kept in late February. Didier Drogba scored the decisive penalty to put Ivory Coast into the last four in a dramatic shootout victory over Cameroon in Cairo.
However it might be blindsided by a challenger from Egypt. Could Mido be in the mix?
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