Didier Drogba Surprises Sick Children From Hospitals With Gifts for Christmas

• Just before Christmas, former Chelsea star Didier Drogba through his foundation gave out gifts to kids in the hospitals
• The kind gesture is part of his campaign to improve access and quality of health care in Ivory Coast and to improve education for children in the country
• Drogba has made it a tradition to always give back to society every festive period and this year was not an exception

Didier Drogba Foundation, a charitable organization headed by Chelsea legend Didier Drogba delivered Christmas gifts to sick children in Côte d'Ivoire.

Drogba showed love to children of the pediatric nephrology institute of the Yopougon CHU, pediatric nephrology institute of the Yopougon CHU, Treichville Heart Institute, and Special Olympics CI, as part of his campaign to improve access and quality of health care and to improve education for children in Ivory Coast.

A statement from his foundation posted on Instagram reads: "Children are at the heart of the actions of the Didier Drogba Foundation. This year, the President of the Foundation wanted to be with sick children. It is within the National Institute of Public Health of Adjamé that Didier Drogba invited the children of the pediatric nephrology institute of the Yopougon CHU, of the pediatric nephrology institute of the Yopougon CHU, of the Treichville Heart Institute, and Special Olympics CI.

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"This Wednesday, December 22, 250 children received their gifts from the hands of Didier Drogba. We warmly thank our partners who made this operation possible, @solibra, DaddyShop, @unilever, and Nice cream

"Merry Christmas to all the children of Ivory Coast, Africa and around the world."

Drogba also shared images of himself and the children on his Instagram handle.

Drogba, Yaya Toure congratulate Samuel Eto'o after his election as president of Cameroon Football Federation

Earlier, Sportsbrief reported that Ivory Coast football legends Didier Drogba and Yaya Toure have both congratulated Samuel Eto'o on being elected as the new president of the Cameroon Football Federation (Fecafoot).

Samuel Eto'o was elected the new president on Saturday, December 11, after getting 43 votes compared to Seidou Mbombo Njoya's 31.

The Cameroon football legend had an illustrious playing career and will now be at the helms of affairs in football administration for his country.

This has prompted Chelsea legend Didier Drogba and Man City icon Yaya Toure to send in words of encouragement to Eto'o as he gets ready to take up his new role.