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The journey of Qarabag’s Dino Ndlovu: From sleeping in a train station toilet to playing Chelsea

How far would you go to make it in football? Maybe not as far as the Azerbaijani champions’ South African striker who will realise his dream

Dino Ndlovu idolised Didier Drogba growing up and supported Chelsea, but he has had to work as hard as anyone to make sure he lines up against them in the Champions League.

The 27-year-old has been a pivotal part of Qarabag's campaign, with his away goal versus Copenhagen key to securing Azerbaijani football’s first ever Champions League club qualification. His strike held such importance in the country that Ndlovu went on to meet the Azeri president Ilham Aliyev.