Yaya and Kolo Toure mourn death of younger brother Ibrahim
Ibrahim Toure, who plays his football in Lebanon has sadly passed away in Manchester, England. He is the youngest brother of Ivory Coast captain Yaya Toure
The Ivory Coast football federation announced the sad news on their official website FIF this morning.
"Kolo and Yaya Touré just heard about the death of their young brother, Touré Oyala Ibrahim. The entire Ivorian delegation want to show their support to the players," the statement read.
The news comes hours after Ivory Coast lost their group stage game 2-1 against Colombia on Thursday. With Japan and Greece drawing 0-0 in Group C, Ivory Coast will require at least a draw against Greece in their last game to progress to the knockout round. That is if Japan don't beat Colombia by two goals or more.
"The football Ivory Coast federation president (FIF) and the Executive Commitee announced to the entire family of Ivorian football the death of M.TOURE Oyala Ibrahim, the younger brother of TOURE Kolo Abib and TOURE Yaya Gnegneri, which happened on the 19th of June in Manchester (England)," the FIF statement continues.
"In such a sad situation, the players from the Ivory Coast national team, and the entire delegation here in Brazil, show their support to the Touré brothers and their whole family. The president of Football Ivory Coast Federation and the Executive Commitee ask Ivorians for their prayers."
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