IN the spring of 2016, as Eric Bailly mulled over whether to leave Villarreal for Manchester United, he knew just who to call. The feisty defender placed a call to his fellow Ivorien, Chelsea legend Didier Drogba, who advised him to make the move to the Old Trafford giants. By then, Didier Drogba, already in the twilight of his own glittering career, was used to being regarded as a statesman by his professional peers, who sought his much-valued advice, not just on football, but on life in general. Didier Yves Drogba Tebily, who officially retired from football last week after an illustrious career spanning two decades, was a force on the pitch and a model outside it.
Drogba’s football career is a testimony to the role of the combination of luck and personal tenacity in shaping human destiny. Drogba was lucky that, at the tender age of six, at the insistence of his dad and much to…
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