His father might be an Ivory Coast
legend, but Didier Drogba’s son Isaac, 16, has no intentions of representing
the 2015 African Cup of Nations champions.
Talking to 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.
The burly Blues forward 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 and
is thus 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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