adminJOHANNESBURG. — Brothers Kolo and Yaya Toure are among 16 English Premier League footballers called up for 2014 World Cup play-offs in Africa this weekend.
While Manchester City midfielder and two-time African Footballer of the Year Yaya is a permanent fixture in the Ivory Coast team, the recall of Liverpool centre-back Kolo caused surprise.
Kolo (32) was discarded after the national team failed this year for the fifth consecutive African Cup of Nations tournament to justify being title favourites.
But a move from Manchester City, where he had become a fringe player, to Liverpool reinvigorated the former Arsenal star.
Yaya, who has been scoring regularly for City this season, was lured to Manchester from European giants Barcelona by a huge salary hike.
The Toures, Newcastle United midfielder Cheick Tiote and Swansea City striker Wilfried Bony are in the Ivorian squad for a clash with Senegal in Abidjan. — AFP.
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