Manchester City's Kolo Toure given full backing of Ivorian Football Federation
Kolo Touré has been offered the ‘compassion and support’ of the Ivorian Football Federation (IFF) in a letter sent to the Manchester City defender in the wake of his positive test for a ‘specified substance.’
Sidelined: Manchester City's Kolo Toure has the backing of his country's FA Photo: PA
By Mark Ogden 8:33PM GMT 09 Mar 2011
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Touré, who has yet to publicly announce whether he intends to submit a B sample for testing, is currently suspended from all first-team and non first-team football as a result of positive test, but the Ivory Coast centre-half remains free to train with his Manchester City team-mates.
And with Touré’s playing future in the balance, IFF managing director Ardiouma Kone has written to both Touré and City to offer the backing of the Ivorian football authorities.
Kone wrote: “In these hard times that you cross, The Executive Committee of the Ivorian Football Federation and its President, His Excellency Ambassador Jacques Anouma, would like to assure you of compassion and support.
“The Ivorian Football Federation, which could always count on your availability and your commitment to defend an exemplary way the colours of Ivory Coast, hopes for a successful outcome of the legal process that requires this case to allow you to find joy playing football, your passion.”
In his letter to City, Kone insisted Touré had ‘always been exemplary to defend the colours of the country.’
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