Didier Drogba has offered his hospital as a coronavirus treatment centre with Ivory Coast fearing a rise in cases.

The hospital is located in the Attecoube district in the Ivorian capital of Abidjan and opened in 2016.

It was named after former Ivory Coast footballer Laurent Pokou, who died aged 69, the same year the hospital opened.

National hero Drogba has since offered the building to help fight the killer disease.

Vincent Toh Bi Irie, the head of Abidjan’s regional council, thanked Drogba for the patriotic gesture.

He said: “We thank Drogba for this gift considered as an act of patriotism.”

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