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He’s not Ivorian, but he still wanted to pay tribute to African football icon Didier Drogba in his second single as a solo artist. Mahakwe, a French-Nigerian based in Lyon, chose the Africa Cup of Nations period to release the track “Drogba.” A marketing ploy or a simple coincidence? A bit of both. What’s certain is that this song is likely to become an anthem for African football, and its catchy rhythm is sure to get everyone talking. After a football career and an injury that forced him to leave the sport, he turned to music and never looked back. Our journalist Sandra Gasana spoke with Mahakwe live from Lyon, right in the middle of the Nigeria-Algeria match.
