Ivory Coast captain Didier Drogba on Thursday called for support from local supporters ahead of his side’s match against Senegal in the 2014 World Cup qualifying.
The 35-year-old Galatasaray forward urged not only football lovers but the entire population to pray and bless the team ahead of Saturday’s cracker holding at the Felix Houphouet Boigny Stadium in Abidjan.
“No matter the opposing team, no matter the number of victories you have recorded over them, anytime you step onto the pitch it’s always a new match and therefore you must work hard,” Drogba said.
“I understand the general fear within the population now, but I want to stress that there is also an equal desire to fight hard for a win in order to qualify to the 2014 World Cup.
“I hereby call on all Ivorians, be you football lover or not, to pray sincerely for the team so we can together make this dream come true. I call on fans to troop to the stadium to throw their support behind us,” he said.
About 1700 police and gendarmes have been mobilised by the authorities for the encounter, which Fifa has classified as risky, following last year’s stadium riots in Dakar when the two sides met in the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying return leg, won by the Ivorians on a 6-2 aggregate.
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