Yaya Toure becomes first African coach to lead a team into Champions League
Summary
Yaya Toure, a former football player from Ivory Coast, became the first African coach to lead a team into the main round of the UEFA Champions League. He achieved this with his team Slovan Bratislava after winning key matches in the qualifying rounds.Key Facts
- Yaya Toure is now the head coach of Slovakian club Slovan Bratislava since June 2023.
- Slovan Bratislava earned a spot in the Champions League by winning their playoff against NK Celje with a 3-2 total score.
- The team had earlier won against Georgian club Saburtalo and Swedish club Mjallby in earlier qualifying rounds.
- Toure is regarded as one of Africa’s greatest footballers and retired as a player in 2019.
- As a player, he won major titles with Barcelona, including the Champions League, and several trophies with Manchester City.
- He earned four African Footballer of the Year awards between 2011 and 2014.
- Before coaching Slovan Bratislava, Toure worked as an assistant coach at clubs in Europe and for the Saudi Arabian national team.
- The Champions League group phase draw, which will determine Slovan Bratislava's next opponents, takes place in Madrid.
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