{"id":5099,"date":"2026-01-07T16:13:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/egypt-match-puts-franck-kessie-level-with-didier-drogba\/"},"modified":"2026-01-07T16:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T16:13:11","slug":"egyptische-wedstrijd-brengt-franck-kessie-op-gelijke-hoogte-met-didier-drogba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bladnanews.com\/nl\/egyptische-wedstrijd-brengt-franck-kessie-op-gelijke-hoogte-met-didier-drogba\/","title":{"rendered":"De wedstrijd tegen Egypte brengt Franck Kessie op gelijke hoogte met Didier Drogba"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Al Ahli-middenvelder <strong>Franck Kessi\u00e9<\/strong> heeft hetzelfde niveau bereikt als de Ivoriaanse legende <strong>Didier Drogba<\/strong> na zijn optreden in de oefenwedstrijd tegen <strong>Egypte<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>De Ivoriaanse international speelde mee in de wedstrijd als onderdeel van de voorbereidingen van zijn land, waardoor zijn totaal aantal interlands op het 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