Drogba scored as Chelsea lifts FA cup


  1. Sam Banda Junior, AfricaNews reporter in Blantyre, Malawi
    Ivory Coast striker Didier Drogba scored for his Chelsea side to come from behind to beat Everton 2-1 and lift the FA Cup. Whilst the win was good news for Drogba and his African colleagues like Kalou, Essien and Nigeria's Mikel Obi who lifted the FA Cup it was bad news for their Everton African players.
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    South Africa’s Steven Pienaar who had a grand game ended in the losing team alongside Nigeria’s Joseph Yobo.

    The FA Cup win for Chelsea gave departing coach Guus Hiddink the perfect leaving as he goes to pick up his Russian national team job.

    Everton were the first to through striker Louis Saha just 26 seconds -- the fastest goal ever scored in the FA Cup final. The previous fastest of 30 seconds was scored by Bob Chatt of Aston Villa in 1895.

    Chelsea, playing under Hiddink for the last time before he returns to coaching Russia's national team, equalised after 20 minutes when Didier Drogba rose virtually unmarked to head past Tim Howard.

    Frank Lampard scored the winner after 72 minutes when he curled the ball home from 20 metres.

    According to a Reuters report, Chelsea, were by far the better team and deserved the victory which put England defender Ashley Cole in the record books as the first player since the 19th century to win five FA Cup winner's medals. He has won three with Arsenal and two with Chelsea following their victory in 2007.



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