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Tanzania Requests Drogba to Serve As Its Special Envoy Heading to 2027 Afcon

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Dodoma -- PRESIDENT Samia Suluhu Hassan has requested former Ivory Coast national team striker and Chelsea Football Club star Didier Drogba to serve as Tanzania's Ambassador ahead of the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) finals.

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The know-how of Côte d'Ivoire is in East Africa with Didier Drogba who is on a mission to the Tanzanian authorities. The former captain of the Elephants of Côte d'Ivoire, icon of Ivorian football and continental sport, has been invited to become the official ambassador of the 2027 African Cup of Nations. The competition, which will take place under the project "Pamoja", will be co-organized by Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda, a first in the history o…

Tanzanian President, Mrs. Samia Suluhu Hassan received in her office the famous British footballer, Didier Drogba and entrusted him with the responsibility of being Tanzania's Ambassador for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations. Their talks took place in Dodoma, on Tuesday, May 5, 2026. During their talks, President Samia asked Drogba, who played for the Ivory Coast national team, to be Tanzania's Ambassador for the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).…

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dailynews.co.tz broke the news on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
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