Didier Drogba Making An Impact In MLS
In the twilight of a great football career, 37-year-old Didier Drogba is now delighting fans and making a big impact in his inaugural Major League Soccer (MLS) season. The former Ivory Coast captain signed with the Montreal Impact on July 27, 2015. He didn’t make his first start for Montreal until September 5, 2015, and […]
2013 African Nations Cup Qualifying
African football fans are looking forward to a big weekend of qualifying matches for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations tournament in South Africa. The final qualifying round features 15 home-and-away series. The 15 winners, to be determined by total goals in the two games, will join host South Africa at African football’s premier event. […]
Drogba & Kanu: Keepers of the Olympic Flame
The Olympic flame continues to wind its way to London, where on July 27th, it will ignite the Olympic cauldron during opening ceremonies for the Games of the XXX Olympiad. During the Olympic torch relay in the United Kingdom, the torch passed through the hands of two of Africa’s biggest football stars, Didier Drogba of […]
Didier Drogba Packs His Bags For Shanghai
Ivorian football star Didier Drogba says he’s looking forward to a new challenge and experiencing a new culture in China. The 34-year-old Drogba has signed a two-year contract with Shanghai Shenhua club that will reportedly make him China’s highest-paid player. Financial terms were not announced, but local Chinese news reports say the two-time African Footballer […]
Didier Drogba Leaves Chelsea On A High Note
Ivorian star Didier Drogba said Tuesday he’s leaving Chelsea Football Club at the end of June when his contract expires after eight years with the club, which won the UEFA Champions League title May 19th in Munich, Germany. In a statement at Chelsea’s website, the 34-year-old Drogba said: “I wanted to put an end to […]
Africa and “The Beautiful Game”
Soccer has been described as “The Beautiful Game,” and that’s also the name of a new documentary that will be screened for the first time on Saturday here in Washington. Director Victor Buhler and Producer Julian Cautherley will present the documentary at the National Museum of African Art, an appropriate venue for a project described […]
SSOS Salutes For Didier Drogba & Benjamin Boukpeti
The English Premier League, which is widely followed by football fans in Africa and all over the world, officially kicked off 14 August. In the most lopsided result of the weekend, defending champion Chelsea crushed West Bromwich Albion, 6-0. In this video, Sonny gives an official SSOS salute for Chelsea and Ivory Coast star Didier […]
World Cup Spotlight on Didier Drogba
Two American magazines are featuring Chelsea and Ivory Coast football star Didier Drogba ahead of next month’s World Cup in South Africa. Time magazine has named the 32-year-old Drogba one of its 100 Most Influential People. And, Vanity Fair magazine has Drogba on its cover for June, along with Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo. Drogba is the […]
