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Essien delighted for Chelsea pal Drogba after winning African Football of Year

Submitted by tribalfootball.com on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 09:45

Michael Essien is delighted Chelsea teammate Didier Drogba has been named African Footballer of the Year.

Both Drogba and Essien were named in the African Best XI for 2009.

Essien was quick to congratulate his Chelsea team mate and friend. Speaking from his rehab camp in France he told chelseafc.com: "Congratulations to Didier for winning this superb award. He has worked hard over the last year for Chelsea and Ivory Coast and he deserves every award he wins.

"The winner is chosen by people who know and understand the game and all three of us in the running would have loved to have won it, but there can be only one winner and this time it is Didier - Well done mate.

"I hope this is a sign of things to come in the upcoming Chelsea versus Inter Champions League game. For a Chelsea player to beat an Inter player Eto'o for the award could be a good omen ahead of the game."

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Comments (2)

Submitted by Moses Ekunu (not verified) on Mon, 03/15/2010 - 22:27.

I couldn't agree any better. Drogba surely deserves the award. Quick recovery Michael 'Workaholic'.

Submitted by adenekan (not verified) on Sat, 03/13/2010 - 12:35.

i believe in my team very well,and it is a plus to all chelsea's fans that Drogba wins the award.chelsea will win inter by 2-0

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