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Drogba begins legal proceedings over charity allegations

April 29, 2016

By Tom Beck*

1438022_heroaThe former Chelsea player has denied reports that just one percent of money donated to The Didier Drogba Foundation has been spent on good causes.

Didier Drogba has announced he has begun legal proceedings against the Daily Mail after the newspaper published figures stating just 14,115 pounds ($19,964) of donations to his foundation appear in the accounts. The English media outlet reported that just one percent all of the £1.7 million of UK contributions to The Didier Drogba Foundation in the past five years has been spent on good causes. However, Drogba has forcefully denied the incriminating accusations, labeling the report as "factually incorrect and libelous" in a statement released on social media.
 A statement read: "Despite sending legal letters and 67 pages worth of documents advising theDaily Mail that their information was factually incorrect and libelous, they have decided to ignore the facts so I am issuing legal proceedings against them today.
"The Daily Mail by such irresponsible journalism are jeopardizing the lives of many thousands of African children. The effect on these kids in need of healthcare and education is unimaginable.
"They have already caused an untold amount of damage by contacting all of my sponsors, my colleagues, and many of my friends who generously helped the Foundation with donations, and put doubts in their mind about whether to continue to support us in the future. "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. "I want to help children from the Ivory Coast become leaders of the next generation, actors, politicians, scientists, doctors, teachers and sportspeople, but you can only get there with education and healthcare. By printing these lies, The Daily Mail is trying to stop Africa’s development. "Despite their claims, there is no fraud, no corruption, no mismanagement, no lies, no impropriety." *The Hill

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