Chelsea’s Ivorian legend Didier
Drogba has been named the winner
of the English Premier League
African Player of the Month of April.
In a statement released by Tunde
Adelakun, CEO of the organisers
New African Soccer, Drogba, 37,
beat off competition from Crystal
Palace’s DR Congo winger Yannick
Bolassie and Senegalese Dame
N’doye of Hull City.
“The support for Drogba was
overwhelming”, said Adelakun, who
revealed that the Chelsea star was
the biggest surprise of the awards
programme being run by his
organisation thus far.
“Everyone welcomed Didier Drogba
back to the Premier League, and to
Chelsea, but we all knew he was a 36
year old and never expected much of
him”, he said.
“But to have taken up the role of
main striker in a big team like
Chelsea, at the age of 37, and
completing three consecutive 90-
minute games, scoring a crucial goal
in the process, it is no surprise that
his name came up in the shortlist”.
Drogba played all through the game
that clinched the Premier League
title for Chelsea - against Crystal
Palace at Stamford Bridge at the
weekend, and he led the
celebrations in the dressing room.
“I think he has rewritten the rule
book for 37 year old strikers and
well worth the award”, Adelakun
concluded.
Drogba is the ninth awardee of the
NAS Premier League Player of the
Month programme that started this
season and has had winners like
Mame Biram Diouf, Victor Wanyama,
John Obi Mikel, Sadio Mane among
others, in the course of the season.
His award will be presented to him in
the coming days, according to the
organisers.
Source
http://thenff.com