Didier Drogba – His family, Ex wife and New Lover

Didier Drogba is more than just a footballer. He is a legend. One of the best African Fottballers ever.

He has been widely loved by Africans  and the world in general after his first ever appearance internationally for the Ivory Coast Team back in 2022.

Core Football fans would name him the most decorated  and celebrated African  footballer of all time.

This is also partly due to his team Chelsea FC, which he played for.

In 2006 and 2009, he was named the African Footballer Of The Year.

Didier Drogba And Diakite Lalla

Even though he was a prominent footballer, Didier Drogba did not get married to someone who was famous or already on his status.

To the surprise of so many people, he got married to a fellow native of Côte d’Ivoire, named Diakite Lalla.

He met her back in Paris. They got married shortly after their meeting and now currently have 3 children.

Didier Drogba’s Children

Drogba’s first child is Isaac Drogba and he seems to be following in his Father’s footsteps.

 Isaac has played football for Chelsea Under 14.

Isaac was born in France in France in the year 1999.

Didier Drogba also has another  son who he named  Kieran Drogba. Kieran was born in 2010.

He also has a daughter named Iman.

Didier Drogba Caught With A Mystery Woman

In 2021, Drogba was involved in a controversy when a film showed up in the internet. In this film which insiders claimed was hacked, he was seen in bed with an almost naked woman, and he appeared to be bare chested.

At the time, people believed he was still a fully married man, so of course, it made headline news.

In the video, him and this mystery woman appeared to be extremely jovial with each other, as she lightly bit him  In the ear and he responded in French

“She’s positive! She’ll infect me by biting me!”

Drogba came out to clear the air concerning the cheating allegation after the video got leaked. He revealed that he was no longer in a relationship with Lalla and that they had decided to go their separate ways the previous year.

On instagram where he confirmed the split, he wrote

“I’m not in the habit of discussing my private life.

“But, because of speculation in the media today, I can confirm that sadly, after 20 years together, Lalla and I took the difficult decision to separate last year.

“We remain very close, and our main priorities have been to protect our children and our family’s private life.

Has Didier Drogba Found Love Again?

It seems Drogba has found a new love interest after his split from his wife, two years ago.

During the Ballon d’Or awards ceremony on October, 17, in Paris, he was spotted walking and point up with a stunning woman.

Media publications have revealed that the woman’s name is actually Gabrielle Lemaire and that he went public with his relationship earlier in the year. This was when they attended a Formula E race in Saudi Arabia together.

The duo seems to be enjoying their new relationship as they’ve also been spotted together in Paris. They even took out some time to take some beautiful red carpet photos.