Drogba and Eboue To be Fine For Paying Tributes To Mandela

Didier Drogba and Emmanuel Eboue face fines from the Turkish FA after

displaying vests bearing tributes to Nelson Mandela.

The two Ivory Coast internationals unveiled their personal messages

after Galatasaray's game against Elazigspor on Friday, their first

game after the death of South African icon Mandela.

Chelsea legend Drogba peeled off his shirt at the 2-0 win to reveal a

tribute which said: 'Thank you Madiba' and former Arsenal defender

Eboue's vest said: 'Rest in Peace Nelson Mandela'.

The Turkish FA (TFF) are planning to summon the Galatasaray pair to

appear before the

Professional Football Discipline Committee because they had not sought

prior permission to display their messages.

It is in contrast to England where games this weekend have been

preceded by a minute of applause in celebration of Mandela's life and

his role in ending apartheid in South Africa and transforming the

international profile of Africa.

Plans to discipline Drogba and Eboue are certain to attract criticism

and fuel debate in Turkey, where the TFF are trying to keep political

imagery out of football as directed by FIFA, although it has proved

increasingly difficult in a football-crazy nation beset by political

tension.

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