Drogba unhappy at award snub

Chelsea’s Ivorian striker Didier Drogba has asked not to be considered for the African Player of the Year award in future years after claiming he was beaten to the 2007 trophy because he was unable to attend the ceremony.

Striker Drogba, who won the title in 2006, insists he was in line to retain the award until he made it clear he would not be leaving Ghana – where he is spearheading the Ivory Coast’s bid to win the African Nations Cup – to collect the prize in Lome, Togo.