By Rilwan Balogun
World football governing body, FIFA has waded into the current rumblings in Ivorian football after star candidate, Didier Drogba was ejected.
Drogba was ejected by the electoral committee over claims that two of his frontiers have also indicated support for his closest opposition.
The Ivorian football legend, who is largely a favourite of the fans has caused reactions across the continent since the news broke out.
FIFA Secretary General, Fatma Samoura, Senegalese said in a statement that the process of the elections has been suspended.
“Pending your documents and information, we invite you to suspend all actions relating to the electoral process until further notice,” Samoura wrote to the electoral commission.
Samoura’s letter was sent on Thursday, the same day as former Ivory Coast captain and Chelsea star Drogba was rejected as a candidate.
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On Thursday, the electoral commission selected just two candidates to be the next FIF president – Sory Diabate, who is the current first vice-president of the federation, while Yacine Idriss Diallo is a former third vice-president.
“Some say that the commission has been prevented from exercising its activities in total calm and an independent manner because of outside interference,” Samoura stated in her letter.
The Secretary General also said that Fifa had learnt that both the electoral commission and its new president, elected last month, had been ‘unable to conclude their duties … relating to the mission confided upon them’.
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