The
mother of Cote d’Ivoire international Didier Drogba has been cooking
for the national team supporters at a makeshift restaurant she set up
near the fans’ village in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea, where the Elephants
are playing their Group B games.
Clotilde Drogba, who personally does the traditional
home cooking of fried plantain chips, pepper soup, white rice, tomato
sauce and attieke, said it was her contribution to nation at the
tournament by feeding the supporters so they could have enough strength
to cheer the team to final victory.
Every match day, some 60 members of the national
committee of the Elephants supporters queue up with empty bowls to
collect food free off charge from the mother of the most influential
Ivorian player, before heading to the stands to sing and clap.
Ivory Coast sports minister Philippe Legre visited
the supporters’ village early this week and handed the sum of $100
(R776) to each of the 60 men and women.
Local pundits have criticised the Ivorian authorities
for sponsoring a very few number of supporters to the showpiece as
opposed to other members of the group who came in with larger
contingents.
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