FIFA Legend Yaya Toure visits Maldives for an uplifting experience


Maldives
PUBLISHED November 30, 2019

The Ivorian midfielder has travelled to the island nation in the Indian Ocean thanks to the FIFA Legends Programme to assess how the game is developing there and promptly found out his popularity with the locals.

Toure saw the development of new sporting infrastructure and, in particular, a football academy in the capital city of Malé funded by the state and the FIFA Forward programme. This project, which comprises an administrative building and artificial turf pitch, is due for completion in April 2020.

The Ivorian legend was also invited by the Football Association of the Maldives to their Annual Kids day, which brought together more than 600 children at the National Stadium, and took part in a fan interaction session, with autographs and selfies aplenty.

Yaya Toure has starred all over the world in his 18-year playing career. Starting out with ASEC Mimosa in his native Côte dIvoire, he went on to play for the likes of Monaco, Barcelona and Manchester City before moving to his current employers, Chinese club Qingdao Huanghai.

The midfielder has played for eight clubs on three continents and has also travelled far and wide in making 102 appearances for his country. 

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