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 icon
Mandela.
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’.
Eboue and Drogba
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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