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Former Ivorian defender, Kolo Toure appointed Leicester City' assistant coach

By Michael Duah
Former Ivorian defender, Kolo Toure appointed Leicester City' assistant coach
Former Ivorian defender, Kolo Toure appointed Leicester City' assistant coach
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Kolo Toure is back in the English Premier League after being confirmed as first team coach at Leicester City.

The Ivorian moves from Celtic alongside new Foxes manager Brendan Rodgers.

The pair have formed a successful coaching partnership since joining forces in September 2017, winning the Scottish domestic treble last season.

Toure, who won over 100 caps for Ivory Coast, has two Premier League titles to his name as a player for Arsenal and Manchester City.

He also won the African Cup of Nations in 2015, scoring a penalty in shootout win over Ghana. before working as an assistant coach with the Elephants in an ultimately unsuccessful World Cup qualification campaign for Russia 2018.

“Joining the Club’s established team of first team staff will be assistant manager, Chris Davies; first team fitness coach, Glen Driscoll; and first team coach, Kolo Touré,” read a statement from the club website.

Toure featured for Arsenal, Manchester City and Liverpool winning the Premier League with both the Gunners and City among other titles before departing to join Celtic in 2016.

The former Gunners star along with Rodgers will hope to hit the ground running with a victory for Leicester against Watford on Sunday.

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