Elections to appoint a new president of Ivory Coast’s football federation (FIF) have been postponed once again, meaning former Chelsea striker Didier Drogba must wait yet further before finding out if he can stand.
Ongoing issues over the eligibility of candidates – including former Ivory Coast captain Drogba – have caused an 18-month delay to proceedings, with the polls originally earmarked for September 2020.
The latest polls were set to be held on 23 March but these have now been called off, without a new date being set.
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A normalisation committee appointed by world governing body Fifa has been running the game in the West African country since December 2020.
Both Fifa and the Confederation of African Football (Caf) sent a joint letter to the FIF last Friday expressing concerns about the electoral process, leading to the latest delay.
A statement by Mariam Dao Gabala, president of FIF’s normalisation committee, said the decision had been taken to “find an adequate response to the provision relating to sponsorships [backers for candidates]”.
She added the electoral process would resume “as soon as possible”.
