Kolo Toure named as assistant coach for Ivory Coast
ByReuters
Updated 05/10/2017 at 17:00 GMT
Former Ivory Coast international Kolo Toure has been appointed as an assistant coach for the national team, the Ivorian Football Federation said on Thursday.
Kolo Toure, former Arsenal & Manchester City player talks during day 3 of the Soccerex Global Convention at Manchester Central Convention Complex on September 6, 2017 in Manchester, England.
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It is the third appointment in a matter of weeks for the 36-year-old since he announced the end of his playing career.
Toure is on the coaching staff at his last club Celtic and was previously named assistant coach of the Ivorian A team, their side made up of locally-based players.
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Kolo Toure of Celtic arrives at the stadium prior to the Ladbrokes Scottish Premiership match between Celtic and Rangers at Celtic Park on March 12, 2017 in Glasgow, Scotland.
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He will be on the bench alongside Belgian coach Marc Wilmots for the Ivory Coast's crucial World Cup qualifier against Mali in Bamako on Friday.
The Ivorians have a one point lead in their group with two games still to play.
Toure, whose career included spells at Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool, played at the last three World Cups for the Ivory Coast.
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