Cote d’Iviore legend Didier Drogba has threatened legal actions against UK website Daily Mail following a report of misuse of funds gotten from his Didier Drogba Foundation
The Didier Drogba Foundation was launched in the UK in 2009 when the former Ivory Coast captain was playing for Chelsea.
In the article, the Mail claimed that £439,321 was spent putting on lavish fund raising parties attended by his friends and celebrities, and more than £1m languished in bank account
Daily Mail reports that only one clinic has been built by the foundation in Cote d’Ivoire which is currently not in operation and empty.
The foundation told the Mail it had a separate organisation with the same name set up in the Ivory Coast which had funded several charitable projects in Africa since 2007.
He 38-year-old who now plays for Montreal Impact in the MLS has threated legal action, calling the report ‘false and defamatory’.
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| Eden Hazard, Cech and his wife with Drogba at one of the fund raisers for the foundation |
"There is no fraud, no corruption, no mismanagement and no lies," Drogba said in a statement.
In his statement, Drogba listed the accomplishments of his foundation, including building a mobile clinic, investing in orphanages, and funding the purchase of school bags, books and a dialysis machine.
Statement : pic.twitter.com/RP1dUd73Rb— Didier Drogba (@didierdrogba) April 14, 2016
"I come from a poor family and I had to work hard to get where I am today, but this would mean nothing to me if I wasn't able to give back to my country, my continent and my community," he added.
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| Daily Mail reports that only one clinic has been built by the foundation in Cote d’Ivoire |
The Charity Commission said it had opened a case to assess "concerns about the administration of the charity and the oversight provided by trustees, all of whom appear to live abroad, as well as allegations that the charity has provided misleading information to donors and the public.
"Further, the charity has raised and accumulated significant sums of money that have not yet been spent and further information is required over the plans to spend those funds.
