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Kolo Toure Becomes The First African To Manage A Senior Team In The English League.
By Ebor Cletus Ralph Jr.
Wigan Athletic Football Club have confirmed the appointment of Kolo Touré as the Club’s new First Team Manager.
The appointment makes the Ivorian the first African to manage a senior men’s football team in England.
Wigan disclosed that Touré is arriving at the Club on a three-and-a-half-year deal from Leicester City, where he was operating as First Team Coach as part of Brendan Rodgers’ coaching staff.