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Yaya Toure reunites with ex-Manchester City boss in new international coaching role

Yaya Toure and Roberto Mancini at Manchester City in 2012.

Yaya Toure has joined the Saudi Arabia national team as assistant coach to Roberto Mancini, his manager at Manchester City between 2009 and 2013. Toure left the same role at Belgian club Standard Liege after just fourth months, having also held brief coaching positions at Ukraine’s Olimpik Donetsk, Russia’s Akhmat …

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Throwback: Why Obasanjo shifted Nigeria from military to mediatory role in ECOMOG missions

Throwback: Why Obasanjo shifted Nigeria from military to mediatory role in ECOMOG missions

In 1990, West African leaders established the ECOMOG as a military arm of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to intervene in conflicts within the region, particularly the Liberian civil war which started in December 1989. Nigeria, under the leadership of former Head of State, General Ibrahim Babangida, …

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