African players can rule the world –Yaya Toure

Aftermath of CAF award: African players can rule the world –Yaya Toure

                                               

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Newly crowned African Player of The Year, Yaya Toure has declared that African football players can rule the world if consistency and hard work can be maimtained.
Answering questions after he was named winner of the award, the Manchester City power -playing midfielder said African football have come of age, adding that with no distant time, players from the continent will be listed in the FIFA World Player of The Year award.
"Presently it looks difficult for African players to break into world rating in football, because we have so many brilliant players in the world. Playing as an Africa is not easy. African football is growing faster than expected.
"If countries like Botswana and Niger can qualify for the Nations Cup at the expense of countries like Cameroon, Nigeria, and Egypt, it shows that the anything can happen any moment from now. I hope we will get there," he said.
Toure said as top African players in different parts of the world, they are aware of the challenges and are determined to make the continent proud.