Toure’s last competitive match for Ivory Coast was the 2015 Afcon final victory over Ghana
New Ivory Coast coach Marc Wilmots wants to persuade Yaya Toure to come out of international retirement.
Wilmots, a former Belgium player and coach, signed a two-year contract with the Elephants on Tuesday.
Toure has not played competitively for his country since leading them to the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations Cup title.
“I know how important it is to have experienced players. It’s not yet over for Toure, we’ve got to get him back,” Wilmots said of the 33-year-old.
“The Yaya Toure case will be one of my first missions.”
Without Toure, the Elephants failed to get past the group stages of this year’s Nations Cup in Gabon, failing to win a game.
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