Football World Celebrate Didier Drogba On Birthday

The two-time African Footballer of the Year is a year older today and tributes have poured in from all corners

Fifa, Caf and top European clubs celebrated former Cote d'Ivoire international and African football legend Didier Drogba who clocked 40 on Sunday.

Former Cote d'Ivoire gaffer and current Morocco coach, Herve Renard joined Salomon Kalou and Michael Essien in sending birthday wishes to the Phoenix Rising star.

🇩🇪2006 ✅
🇿🇦2010 ✅
🇧🇷2014 ✅

🎂Happy 40th birthday, 🇨🇮Didier Drogba! pic.twitter.com/zXHUsxrqh3

— FIFA World Cup 🏆 (@FIFAWorldCup) March 11, 2018

Happy Birthday, Chelsea hero @didierdrogba! 🎉🎉🎉

👕 99 #UCL games
⚽️ 44 #UCL goals
🏆 2012 #UCL winner pic.twitter.com/85vaRKG2bN — UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) March 11, 2018

Happiest birthday wishes to African legend Didier Drogba, 2X African Player of the Year 06' 09', who turns 40 today #African_Players pic.twitter.com/YgvX9Y0b9H — CAF (@CAF_Online) March 11, 2018

Drogba started his professional career with Le Mans in France before forging a name for himself at Guingamp and Marseille. He switched to Chelsea in 2004 where he won four Premier League titles, four FA Cups, three League Cups and the Champions League in his two stints with the London club.

During his one-and-a-half-year stay with Galatasaray, the 2006 and 2009 African Footballer of the Year won the Turkish Super Lig, the Turkish Cup and the Turkish Super Cup.

The experienced talisman also turned out for Chinese Super Lig side, Shanghai Shenhua and Major League Soccer outfit Montreal Impact before joining Phoenix Rising as a free agent in April 2017.

Drogba who appeared in three World Cup tournaments - 2006, 2010 and 2014, is Cote d'Ivoire's all-time top scorer with 63 goals in 104 appearances.

A very happy birthday to a Chelsea legend, @didierdrogba! 👑 pic.twitter.com/xiK8FuwYpD — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) March 11, 2018

Who can ever forget this iconic posture?

Happy 40th birthday to the one and only, legendary @didierdrogba! pic.twitter.com/DSi33gs24x — Galatasaray EN (@Galatasaray) March 11, 2018

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Birthday hugs for @didierdrogba! The legend turns 4️⃣0️⃣ today!

Reply with your favorite memory from when "Tito" wore the ⚪️Ⓜ️! One of ours is his @ChampionsLeague equalizer vs. @LFC #OnThisDay in 2004. pic.twitter.com/GFRAH2dDYD — Olympique Marseille (@OM_English) March 11, 2018