Didier Drogba Finally Bow Out, Retires from Active Football

Didier Drogba, now 40 years old,  decided to hang his boots after his team, Phoenix Rising, which he part-owned lost to Louisville City in the USL Cup final.

His football career could be related as a legendary story of a late bloomer...

At 20 years old, the Ivorian international striker had still not made his professional debut, yet he was rewarded for his persistence and became a great of the game, especially with his performances and achievements in Chelsea fc, the English Premier League team

If Didier Drogba had not succeeded in professional football, he would likely have gone onto become an accountant.

What a loss it would have been for the game, but it was a very real prospect as he was studying the subject as a 20-year-old while a reserve for Le Mans, yet to make his professional debut. Injuries had threatened to derail his career before it had started, and he would be 21 before he had even made his first professional appearance.

Two decades on, and with those accountancy skills no doubt long forgotten, he has completed an unlikely growth into perhaps the most iconic African footballer ever. Drogba previously announced he would be retiring, and today Thursday November 9, 2018 he has finally bow out playing for his current team Phoenix Rising FC'.

Drogba's Achievements and Successes
1x Champions League

4x Premier League

4x FA Cup

3x League Cup

2x Community Shield

2x PL Golden Boot

1x Süper Lig

1x Turkish Cup

2x African POTY