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’.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. www.vanguardngr.com/2013/12/drogba-eboue-face-fines-mandela-tributes/#sthash.cn0B7RQH.dpuf

Wow I love the vests


I will personally help them pay those fines

Turkish fa.....aint they aware of madiba's death? nice vests

They won't do that