Former striker of Chelsea, Marseille, and Galatasaray, **[Didier Drogba](https://www.example.com/tags/732-dide-drogba/)**, will participate in a gala match celebrating the 20th anniversary of CSKA’s UEFA Cup victory. The ex-forward of the Ivory Coast national team will represent a team of players from clubs that the army team defeated on their way to winning the tournament, as reported by the press service of the Moscow club.
For reference, CSKA won the second most prestigious European cup tournament in the 2004/2005 season, defeating Sporting Lisbon 3-1 in the final.
The gala match is scheduled to take place in Moscow on May 18. The event will feature a team of CSKA legends facing off against a squad of players from European clubs that were beaten by the army team on their way to claiming the trophy in the 2004/2005 season. Didier Drogba gained significant fame during his time with Chelsea, where he won the Premier League four times and also secured the UEFA Champions League title.