Yaya Toure makes history as first African coach to reach Champions League League Phase
Ivory Coast legend Yaya Toure has etched his name into the history of African football after becoming the first African head coach to guide a team into the UEFA Champions League league phase.
Yaya Touré, the head coach of Slovakian club Slovan Bratislava, has become the first African coach to qualify a team for the league phase of the UEFA Champions League. This achievement came after Slovan Bratislava secured a 2-1 win over Celje in extra time of a play-off tie on Wednesday night, advancing to the league phase with a 3-2 aggregate victory.
Touré, who was appointed as Slovan's manager in July on a three-year contract, marked his first managerial role with this historic accomplishment. While Nigeria's Ndubuisi Egbo previously made history in 2020 as the first African to manage a club in the Champions League, his team, KF Tirana, did not progress beyond the play-off stage.
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