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Gyan Africa’s Highest Paid Sportman
Ghana striker Asamoah Gyan has overtaken Manchester City’s Yaya Toure and Samuel Eto’o of Cameroon to become Africa’s highest paid…
Yaya May Quit City
Yaya Toure’s future at Manchester City has been plunged into doubt after his agent made a bizarre rant against the…
Drogba, Yaya Toure named in Ivory Coast squad
Veteran striker Dider Drogba headed up Ivory Coast’s provisional 28-man squad for the World Cup finals in Brazil, named by…
Suarez, five others nominated for Player of Year award
Liverpool trio of Luis Suarez, Daniel Sturridge and captain, Steven Gerrard have all been nominated for the Player of the…
Man City thrash Southampton to maintain title charge
Manchester City kept up the pressure on Premier League leaders Liverpool with a 4-1 win at home to Southampton in…
Ballon d’Or: Keshi snubbed Ronaldo, voted Toure
Taiwo Adelu Nigeria’s coach Stephen Okechukwu Keshi failed to cast his vote for eventual winner of the 2013 Ballon d’Or,…
Nigeria slams CAF player of the year vote
Top Nigerian football officials have criticised the procedure used to determine the CAF African Player of the Year after John…
Toure: I Was Lucky To Beat Mikel
A surprised newly crowned African football king, Yaya Toure of Ivory Coast has confessed that he is a lucky man…
Glo CAF Award: Nigerians Sad Over Mikel’s Loss
The 2013 Glo-CAF Awards may have come and gone. But many football-loving Nigerians are yet to come to terms with…
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Toure Wins African Footballer Award Again
Taiwo Adelu Ivorian Yaya Toure beat Nigerian John Mikel Obi and compatriot Didier Drogba to win for the third time…
Yaya Toure crowned BBC African Footballer of The Year
Ivory Coast midfielder Yaya Toure was named the BBC’s African Footballer of the Year for 2013 on Monday. It was…
Who wins BBC African Footballer of the Year?
. Yaya Toure, John Mikel Obi, Victor Moses in the race Yaya Toure has another chance to win his inaugural…
Yaya Toure signs new contract with Man City
Yaya Toure, Manchester City midfielder and Ivory Coast international signed a new four-year contract with the Premier League champions on…
Toure Threatens To Quit City
Yaya Toure has stunned Manchester City by demanding: Give me a new contract by Saturday — or I am off.…
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Toure edges out Drogba for CAF Player Award
Ivorian Yaya Toure of Manchester City won Africa’s top football honour on Thursday, edging out his countryman Didier Drogba and…
Toure Is Africa’s Highest Paid Athlete
Ivorian midfielder, Yaya Toure has been named as Africa’s highest-paid athlete by Forbes magazine in its recently published ranking of…
Man City take the Shield from 10-man Chelsea
Manchester City warmed up for their Premier League title defence with a 3-2 win over 10-man Chelsea in the Community…
Mancini Deal Pleases Toure
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure has welcomed the news that manager Roberto Mancini has signed a new five-year contract with…
City’s Toure dreams more trophies
Manchester City’s Yaya Toure is already looking ahead to winning more trophies next season after the club’s nail-biting capture of…
Toure Eyes EPL Title
Yaya Toure hit a double for title-chasing Manchester City, then roared: “We’ve got one hand on the trophy.” The midfield…
Two-goal Toure tightens City’s grip on EPL title
Manchester City moved to within touching distance of a first English league title in 44 years after Yaya Toure scored…
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Zambia, Ivory Coast Romp into Nations Cup semi-final
Zambia and hot favorite, Ivory Coast have qualified for the semi finals of the Africa Cup of Nations, playing in…