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Nov
05
2023
By The African Mirror
Toure joins Mancini’s Saudi Arabia coaching team

Toure joins Mancini’s Saudi Arabia coaching team

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YAYA Toure has been named assistant coach of Saudi Arabia's national team and will work alongside manager Roberto Mancini, the Saudi Football Federation said. The former Ivory Coast captain played for Mancini when the Italian was manager of Premier League Manchester City. Toure, 40, began his coaching career four years ago, working at Ukraine’s Donetsk Olympic, Russia’s Grozny, Belgium's Standard Liege and with the Under-16 team at England’s Tottenham Hotspur. He played more than 100 internationals for clubs including City, AS Monaco and Barcelona. Saudi Arabia has lost twice under former Italy coach Mancini who took the job in August,…
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Mar
25
2021
By The African Mirror
New golden age for Côte D’Ivoire

New golden age for Côte D’Ivoire

SPORT
BOITUMELO RANTAO  MAY 2013 marked the peak Côte D’Ivoire reached in the FIFA Rankings after the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) tournament in the same year.  Gleefully, an enthusiastic glow hovers around the 2021 team - star studded with talent hungry to surpass the triumph of the generation before them.  The 2013 team, consisting of all-time top scorer Didier Drogba and Premier league star Yaya Toure, reached 12th among the world’s best.  The current Côte D’Ivoire team is ranked 61st, as of 20 March 2021, with high-level talent honouring the trend of Ivorian footballing success. The present-day squad features AC…
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Feb
12
2021
By The African Mirror
African legend Yaya Toure takes up coaching

African legend Yaya Toure takes up coaching

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AFRICAN MIRROR REPORTER LEGENDARY African football player Yaya Toure, who hung up his boots recently after an illustrious career during which he won many awards, has started a new phase of his life - as a football coach. Toure has arrived in the Ukraine where he has joined the coaching staff at top club Olympic Donesk. “It’s great to be in the Ukraine to continue my coaching journey. Thank You to Olympic Donesk for the wonderful welcome. I am looking forward to passing my knowledge, helping the team and also continuing my learning here,” the former African Player of the…
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