Didier Drogba retirement: 'My mama begin cry, Mourinho change my life' - Chelsea/Ivory Coast legend

Chelsea and Ivory Coast legend Didier Drogba announce retirement from football afta "amazing 20 years". For interview, im tell BBC wetin make im mama cry well well and Mourinho change im life.

Di 40-year-old Ivory Coast striker, play two times for Chelsea, score 164 goals, win four Premier Leagues and di 2012 Champions League.

Im spend di last 18 months of im career with US-based team Phoenix Rising, club wey im na di co-owner.

"After 20 years, I don decide end my playing career," im tell BBC World Service Sportshour.

'My mama cry well well' - growing up and leaving Ivory Coast

Drogba bin grow up for Ivory Coast capital Abidjan and come later go France at di age of six to live with im uncle.

"Tito mean 'my friend'. Na wetin my mama dey call me. She born me when she dey young. Till today she still dey call me dat because tins no go ever change.

"I remember say as pikin I dey always dey with my mama and papa. My mama born me when she be 16 and my papa dey work for bank.

"I happi well well to comot Ivory Coast to go France until I got reach airport. My mama begin cry, I see sadness for her face. Na den I come reason say dis six-year-old pikin go leave im mama and papa to go place wey im no sabi. As pikin wey I be, me sef come sad, everything change."

'E change my life' - finding Jose

For 2004, Chelsea oga Jose Mourinho sign Drogba for £24m.

"E changed my life, e change di story my family. [Mourinho] tell me say if you be di best you need to come play with one of di best team in di world and ... di best manager in di world. Everyone bin say £24m na plenti money. People doubt. When I comot I tink di way everyone react, I tink I cover di investment.

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