Isaac, the 16-year-old son of Didier Drogba, Ivory Coast football hero and
all time highest goal scorer said that his son has opted to play for England
rather than Ivory Coast.
While speaking with Sports Illustrated Drogba revealed that his son, who is
currently a youth player at Chelsea, will opt to represent the Three Lions if
he manages to make the grade as a professional foot baller.
He further explained that although he would have enjoyed seeing his son
represent the Elephants, he won’t stand in his way of donning the white of
England.
“When I asked him (Isaac) which country he would like to play for as an
international, he told me neither Ivory Coast nor France but England,” Drogba
said.
“I cannot tell why he doesn’t want to play for my country Ivory Coast if he
had to choose a national team someday. That would be his choice,” he said.
Isaac was born in Paris in 1999 is also eligible to play for France, but it
is England where his heart lies.
Drogba’s family lived in England since he first joined Chelsea from
Marseille in 2004. The 36-year-old is Ivory Coast’s all-time top goal scorer
with 65 goals in over 100 caps for the West African country.
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