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2013 UEFA Champions League: Beckham, Anelka, Drogba return for knockouts

February 8, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Former winners David Beckham, Nicolas Anelka, Wesley Sneijder and Didier Drogba are among 39 players newly registered in squads named by clubs for the knockout phase. The UEFA Champions League round of 16 contenders have finalised their squad changes for … read more »

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Drogba: It’s about the team

January 16, 2013 by IndepthAfrica

Johannesburg – Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba doesn’t believe the team revolves around him anymore. The team’s fans think otherwise. The Ivorians arrived in South Africa on Wednesday to begin another desperate quest for a long-awaited African Cup of Nations … read more »

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Yaya Toure deserved 2012 African Footballer of the Year award, Says Drogba

December 22, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Accra – Highly tipped by pundits to clinch the 2012 African Footballer of the Year award, Ivory Coast international Didier Drogba was held off by his compatriot Yaya Toure on Thursday December 20 in Accra, Ghana, where the awards gala … read more »

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Drogba and Anelka set for China exit

December 20, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The China careers of the former Chelsea strikers Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka are in doubt amid reports of unpaid wages at the end of a tumultuous year at Shanghai Shenhua. Local media have reported that Anelka’s management is in … read more »

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African football stars’ exodus to China

July 12, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

A new eastern frontier has opened up for African players, with a handful of the continent’s top names heading to China to play in its top flight, the Super League. After Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba left newly-crowned European champions … read more »

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