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Didier Drogba has backed his Ivorian colleague Kolo Toure by declaring his failed drugs test a ‘stupid mistake’. <\/b><\/p>\n

The Manchester City ace was suspended from football last week after testing positive for an unspecified substance. <\/p>\n

Drogba says the absence of Toure, 29, from this month’s Nations Cup qualifier against Benin will be a big blow. <\/p>\n

He said: “It will be a difficult situation for us because he is one of our most important players – one of the oldest and the most experienced,” <\/p>\n

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“But I think everyone knows how great he is (and) how stupid the mistake was. <\/p>\n

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Toure made a stupid mistake – Drogba<\/p>\n

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“I don’t think he did it to improve his performance – it was just a mistake.” <\/p>\n

Drogba says he has spoken to Toure since the incident and that his long-time team-mate is troubled by the prospect of a potential two-year ban from football. <\/p>\n

“He was down but that’s normal,” the Elephants star added. <\/p>\n

“We feel sorry for him and he’ll have all our support and that’s the maximum we can do.” <\/p>\n

“He told me what happened and there’s not a big difference between has been said by Arsene Wenger and what Kolo says.” <\/p>\n

Last week, Arsenal coach Wenger said that Toure, a former player of his, had failed the drugs test after taking his wife’s dieting pills. <\/p>\n

The centre-back made his international debut in 2000 and has gone to make over 80 appearances since, winning caps at both the 2006 and 2010 World Cup finals.\n<\/p>\n

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