Didier Drogba's charity appeared to have misled donors following investigations.
Shortly after the Daily mail claimed that funds donated to Didier Drogba's foundation were been misappropriated, investigations were put to start in April by The Watchdog. According to the Daily mail, less than £1.7 the foundation generated had gone on charitable causes in West Africa.
Reports also stated by The Watchdog investigation claimed that instead of using funds donated to the Foundation, the money was been accumulated for a hospital project in Ivory Coast.
However, Didier Drogba's charity foundation which have received donations from high profile indivuals with the likes of David Beckham, Frank Lampard, Roman Abramovich, Christine Beackely, Princess Beatrice to mention a few has reacted to the claims by Daily mail which prompted an investigation by The Watchdog.
The charity commission released a report claiming "no evidence of fraud or corruption" by the Didier Drogba Foundation during a seven-month investigation, with Didier Drogba also revealing his intentions to seek legal action.
The report further said: "We have been able to
satisfy our most serious concerns in relation to
the charity by confirming that funds have not
been misapplied and that all funds raised in
the English charity's name have been held by
the English charity. We are also able to confirm
that we found no evidence of fraud or
corruption on behalf of the charity.
"We have issued the charity with an action plan to ensure that the outstanding concerns,
particularly with regard to transparency to
donors and the public, are addressed by the
charity's trustees."
Drogba who played his last game for Montreal Impat was happy with the commission's findings.
"The Charities Commission has today
confirmed, after a seven-month investigation,
that no funds have been misapplied by my
foundation. They have confirmed that there has been no financial wrongdoing, no fraud and no corruption".
Didier said he has instructed his lawyers too seek legal fool apology and damages from the Daily mail.
