Thursday, 12 December 2013
Didier Drogba and Emmanuel Eboue faces fine
DIDIER Drogba and Emmanuel Eboue face fines
from the Turkish FA after displaying vests
bearing tributes to Nelson Mandela. The two Ivory
Coast internationals unveiled their personal
messages after Galatasaray’s game against
Elazigspor on Friday, their first game after the death of South African Legend Nelson Mandela "Madiba". Chelsea
legend Drogba peeled off his shirt at the 2-0 win
to reveal a tribute which said: ‘Thank you Madiba’
and former Arsenal defender Eboue’s vest said:
‘Rest in Peace Nelson Mandela’.
The Turkish FA (TFF) are planning to summon the Galatasaray pair to appear before the
Professional Football Discipline Committee because
they had not sought prior permission to display
their messages. It is in contrast to England where
games this weekend have been preceded by a minute
of applause in celebration of Mandela’s life and his role in ending apartheid in South Africa and
transforming the international profile of Africa.
Plans to discipline Drogba and Eboue are certain to
attract criticism and fuel debate in Turkey, where
the TFF are trying to keep political imagery out of
football as directed by FIFA, although it has proved increasingly difficult in a football-crazy
nation beset by political tension.
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