Former Chelsea star, and Ivorian international, Didier Drogba has allegedly converted to Islam.
This is according to a post made by a preacher, named Dr. Muhammad Salah on his official Facebook page, Monday, November 7, 2022.
The preacher in the post attached some pictures where Drogba was seen praying as a Muslim, wrote; “The former Ivorian footballer reverted to Islam.”
While the details of the report are still sketchy as of press time, it should be recalled that similar news went viral in 2016 which had it that Drogba converted to Islam with the help of his former teammate, Yahya Toure.
Meanwhile, reports had it that Drogba’s wife and his children are Muslims. His wife, Lalla said in an interview; “I am a Muslim, I am a Malian, but I am not going to force him to convert to Islam either, He is Catholic, it is fine, it works.
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“I practice my religion, he practices his, I am a Muslim, yes, but not to the ‘extremist’ type. The main thing is that I pray, I fast, and I try not to harm my fellow man. I put my pant down when I want, I married a Catholic…”
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The 44-year-old ex-footballer was Côte d’Ivoire’s all-time leader in goals scored in international matches and was twice named the African Footballer of the Year (2006, 2009).
He spent several years with Chelsea Football Club where he won several trophies with the 2012 Champions League being the height of his trophy cabinet with the England-based football club.
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