Yaya Toure: Reactions As Ivorian and Manchester City Legend Shares Photos of Wife and Kids

Yaya Toure: Reactions As Ivorian and Manchester City Legend Shares Photos of Wife and Kids

Babajide Orevba
April 11, 2024 at 10:16 AM
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  • Yaya Toure is celebrating the 2024 Eid al-Fitr holidays with his family members
  • The Ivorian legend shared photos of himself having a swell time with his loved ones
  • Eagle-eyed fans have spotted a striking resemblance on the faces of the family

Ivorian football legend, Yaya Toure, has gotten his fans on social media buzzing after sharing photos of his beloved wife and lovely children.

The former Barcelona and Manchester City superstar remains one of the greatest midfielders to ever come out of Africa.

Toure won the CAF Player of the Year Award on four occasions, scooping the prestigious gong in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014.

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Yaya Toure celebrates the 2024 Eid al-Fitr with his family members. Photo Credit: realtoureyaya.
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He is the younger brother of fellow former footballer Kolo Toure, who was his teammate at Manchester City and for the national team, FIFA acknowledged.

As the 40-year-old joined other Muslim faithful around the world in celebrating the end of the 2024 Ramadan, he shared photos of himself, his wife, and their children.

He wrote:

"Eid Mubarak to all my brothers and sisters around the world!"

However, fans have noticed a striking resemblance from the adorable family members, with many acknowledging they have the same lips.

One said:

"The lips are the DNA."

Another replied:

"It’s pretty obvious. More like a selling point though."

A fan wrote:

"E go shock you say YAYA brothers have same lips. Don't mess with DNA."

Yaya Toure featured for the Elephants of Cote d'Ivoire between 2004 and 2015 earning 101 caps, scoring 19 goals. He captained the country's national team to clinch the Africa Cup of Nations in 2015.

He announced his retirement from international football in September 2016, but despite returning to the set up in March 2018, he made no further international appearances until his eventual retirement from professional football.

Yaya Toure names Drogba among best teammates

Sports Brief earlier reported that Toure picked Chelsea legend Didier Drogba, Barcelona’s Andreas Iniesta, and Bayern Munich’s Leroy Sane as the best players he played alongside during his career.

The ex-Manchester City midfielder named his compatriot as the strongest, Iniesta as the smartest, and Sane as the fastest teammate he has had during his stints in England and Spain.

Toure won multiple trophies in a successful career, including the UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, FIFA Club World Cup, La Liga, English Premier League and FA Cup.

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Babajide Orevba is a CAF accredited Nigerian journalist and HOD of the Local Desk with over 10 years of experience in media landscape.He studied NCE Political Science/Social Studies, AOCOED.